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Image 1 of 1: In 1886, Thompson and Zwicker designed the third iteration of the Baptist Church of Nashville, later called Nashville First Baptist Church, building. The structure was an excellent example of the Victorian Gothic style, with lancet windows, two towers, and molded pointed arched entrances. The current building was built in 1970 by Edwin Keeble, but retained one of the original Gothic towers. The remaining three-staged brick tower with stone trim has offset buttresses, an open belfry, and a tall spire clad in green copper.
In 1886, Thompson and Zwicker designed the third iteration of the Baptist Church of Nashville, later called Nashville First Baptist Church, building. The structure was an excellent example of the Victorian Gothic style, with lancet windows, two towers, and molded pointed arched entrances. The current building was built in 1970 by Edwin Keeble, but retained one of the original Gothic towers. The remaining three-staged brick tower with stone trim has offset buttresses, an open belfry, and a tall spire clad in green copper.

In 1886, Thompson and Zwicker designed the third iteration of the Baptist Church of Nashville, later called Nashville First Baptist Church, building. The structure was an excellent example of the Victorian Gothic style, with lancet windows, two towers, and molded pointed arched entrances. The current building was built in 1970 by Edwin Keeble, but retained one of the original Gothic towers. The remaining three-staged brick tower with stone trim has offset buttresses, an open belfry, and a tall spire clad in green copper.

Nashville First Baptist Church

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In 1886, Thompson and Zwicker designed the third iteration of the Baptist Church of Nashville, later called Nashville First Baptist Church, building. The structure was an excellent example of the Victorian Gothic style, with lancet windows, two towers, and molded pointed arched entrances. The current building was built in 1970 by Edwin Keeble, but retained one of the original Gothic towers. The remaining three-staged brick tower with stone trim has offset buttresses, an open belfry, and a tall spire clad in green copper.

Title Nashville First Baptist Church
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Tim Walker, NHF Executive Director; 2018
Date 1886; 1970
Address 108 Seventh Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203
Type Building
Coverage Area 1
Source Thompson and Zwicker, architecture firm
Contributor Edwin A. Keeble and Associates; Goode Davis; Tennessee Baptist Convention; Southern Baptist Convention
Subject Architecture; Downtown; New South; Religion
Keywords Baptist, Buildings, Churches, Modern, Victorian Gothic, Nashville First Baptist Church
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0