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Image 1 of 1: Christ Church Cathedral was established in 1829, with the cornerstone for the first Episcopal church in Tennessee being laid just a year later. The extant building was completed in 1894 by New York architect Francis H. Kimball in the Victorian Gothic style. The tower, designed by Russell Hart, was completed in 1947. The church is built of Sewanee sandstone and Bowling Green stone. Polished granite columns support the arcades. Following the Diocese of Tennessee's split, Christ Church became the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tennessee in 1997. As of early 2019, the Diocese of Tennessee consisted of fifty parishes and missions. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Christ Church Cathedral was established in 1829, with the cornerstone for the first Episcopal church in Tennessee being laid just a year later. The extant building was completed in 1894 by New York architect Francis H. Kimball in the Victorian Gothic style. The tower, designed by Russell Hart, was completed in 1947. The church is built of Sewanee sandstone and Bowling Green stone. Polished granite columns support the arcades. Following the Diocese of Tennessee's split, Christ Church became the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tennessee in 1997. As of early 2019, the Diocese of Tennessee consisted of fifty parishes and missions. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Christ Church Cathedral was established in 1829, with the cornerstone for the first Episcopal church in Tennessee being laid just a year later. The extant building was completed in 1894 by New York architect Francis H. Kimball in the Victorian Gothic style. The tower, designed by Russell Hart, was completed in 1947. The church is built of Sewanee sandstone and Bowling Green stone. Polished granite columns support the arcades. Following the Diocese of Tennessee's split, Christ Church became the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tennessee in 1997. As of early 2019, the Diocese of Tennessee consisted of fifty parishes and missions. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Christ Church Cathedral

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Christ Church Cathedral was established in 1829, with the cornerstone for the first Episcopal church in Tennessee being laid just a year later. The extant building was completed in 1894 by New York architect Francis H. Kimball in the Victorian Gothic style. The tower, designed by Russell Hart, was completed in 1947. The church is built of Sewanee sandstone and Bowling Green stone. Polished granite columns support the arcades. Following the Diocese of Tennessee's split, Christ Church became the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tennessee in 1997. As of early 2019, the Diocese of Tennessee consisted of fifty parishes and missions. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Title Christ Church Cathedral
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Mary Ellen Pethel, Staff; 2018
Date 1829; 1894; 1947; 1978
Address 900 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203
Type Building
Coverage Area 1
Source Francis H. Kimball, architect
Contributor Russell E. Hart; Silas McBee; Melchior Thoni; Farrand and Votey Company of Detroit; Louis C. Tiffany & Co.; Diocese of Tennessee
Subject Architecture; Downtown; Civil War; New South; Reconstruction; Religion; National Register of Historic Places
Keywords Buildings, Cathedral, Church, Diocese, Episcopal, Victorian Gothic, Christ Church Cathedral
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0