Downtown Presbyterian Church - 3 A 78
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N 36° 09.801 W 086° 46.808
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Tennessee Historical Commission marker 3 A 78 - Downtown Presbyterian Church
Waymark Code: WM884
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2006
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3 A 78
Downtown Presbyterian Church
From 1814 to 1955 this was the site of the First Presbyterian Church. President Andrew Jackson was received into the church in 1838. James K. Polk was inaugurated governor here in 1839. The building designed in the Egyptian style by William Strickland, architect of the State Capitol, was dedicated in 1851. When the First Church moved, the Downtown Church was organized.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker reads the same on both sides.
Other Information:
A National Historic Landmark, the Downtown Presbyterian Church is the largest and one of the best preserved examples of Egyptain Revival architecture in the United States. Two other prominent examples of this style are the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. and the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia.