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Image 1 of 1: The Elm Street Methodist Church, built in 1871 in the Italianate style, has two levels and a gabled roof. It is the only remaining Italianate-style church in Nashville. It originally had a tower which burnt down in a 1925 fire. The church’s congregation formed in 1867 from two already existing ones, and they worshipped at this building until their disbandment in 1971. After sitting in a state of disrepair, the property was occupied by Tuck-Hinton Architecture & Design before being purchased to become Heaven's Door Distillery and Center for the Arts, established by musician Bob Dylan (1941-) and co-founder of Angel's Envy Bourbon Marc Bushala (1966-2018). The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The Elm Street Methodist Church, built in 1871 in the Italianate style, has two levels and a gabled roof. It is the only remaining Italianate-style church in Nashville. It originally had a tower which burnt down in a 1925 fire. The church’s congregation formed in 1867 from two already existing ones, and they worshipped at this building until their disbandment in 1971. After sitting in a state of disrepair, the property was occupied by Tuck-Hinton Architecture & Design before being purchased to become Heaven's Door Distillery and Center for the Arts, established by musician Bob Dylan (1941-) and co-founder of Angel's Envy Bourbon Marc Bushala (1966-2018). The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

The Elm Street Methodist Church, built in 1871 in the Italianate style, has two levels and a gabled roof. It is the only remaining Italianate-style church in Nashville. It originally had a tower which burnt down in a 1925 fire. The church’s congregation formed in 1867 from two already existing ones, and they worshipped at this building until their disbandment in 1971. After sitting in a state of disrepair, the property was occupied by Tuck-Hinton Architecture & Design before being purchased to become Heaven's Door Distillery and Center for the Arts, established by musician Bob Dylan (1941-) and co-founder of Angel's Envy Bourbon Marc Bushala (1966-2018). The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Elm Street Methodist Church

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The Elm Street Methodist Church, built in 1871 in the Italianate style, has two levels and a gabled roof. It is the only remaining Italianate-style church in Nashville. It originally had a tower which burnt down in a 1925 fire. The church’s congregation formed in 1867 from two already existing ones, and they worshipped at this building until their disbandment in 1971. After sitting in a state of disrepair, the property was occupied by Tuck-Hinton Architecture & Design before being purchased to become Heaven's Door Distillery and Center for the Arts, established by musician Bob Dylan (1941-) and co-founder of Angel's Envy Bourbon Marc Bushala (1966-2018). The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Title Elm Street Methodist Church
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Marley Abbott, MTSU Student; 2019
Date 1871; 1925; 1971; 2020
Address 616 Fifth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203
Type Building
Coverage Area 1
Source Methodist Church, original owner
Contributor HDS Distilling Company, LLC; Tuck-Hinton Architecture & Design; Bob Dylan
Subject Architecture; Distilleries; Churches; Downtown; Industry; New South; Religion; National Register of Historic Places
Keywords Adaptive Reuse, Bars, Buildings, Churches, Italianate, Methodist, Elm Street Methodist Church
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0