First United Methodist Church - Pulaski, TN
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N 35° 12.034 W 087° 01.893
16S E 497128 N 3895286
Built in 1895 and listed on the NRHP.
Waymark Code: WMTZ0Q
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2017
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County of church: Giles County
Location of church: W. Jefferson St. & Madison St., Pulaski
Date built: 1895
Architect: W. R. Heavenou
"We invite you to join us on Sundays! Two different style worship services take place in our beautiful sanctuary. If you love to worship with a more informal setting, then you will want to choose the 8:15 a.m hour. If you love the wonders of a beautiful pipe organ and a Chancel choir, then 10:30 a.m. is your hour. Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m for ALL ages." ~ First United Methodist Church
"54. 200 W. Jefferson (First United Methodist Church). 1895 (W. R. Heavenou; Jackson,
Tennessee); 1926. Victorian Gothic. Three-story, three-by-f if teen-bay; brick; gable
roof on sanctuary, flat roof with parapet on 1926 annex; four-story steeple with spire
near Jefferson and Second corner, small steeple adjacent to annex; two-story, brick
fellowship hall (1964) on Jefferson. First United Methodist Church. (C)." ~ NRHP Nomination From
"The Pulaski Courthouse Square Historic District is comprised of 92 buildings in a nine
block area around the 1909 Giles County Courthouse, These buildings are primarily
commercial, date from the 1860's to 1930's and exhibit in their facade detailing a
variety of architectural influences, from the Italianate to the Art Deco styles. Of
brick construction, the buildings range from one to three stories with the majority
being two stories in height, The upper stories of the commercial buildings retain a
high degree of integrity with most of their architectural embellishments intact. The
first-story storefronts of many buildings, however, have been altered extensively,
eighteen buildings do not contribute to the historical character of the district because
they have been altered to the point that their architectural integrity is lost
or they are relatively new, undistinguished buildings.
"The appearance of the district has not changed significantly from that period. It is
still dominated at its center by the Giles County Courthouse, one of the state's
finest Beaux Arts buildings and one which has undergone almost no alterations from its
date of construction. Although the first-story facades of many commercial buildings
within the district have been altered, the majority of upper stories retain a high
degree of their original architectural integrity. Facing the northwest corner of the
square is the First United Methodist Church, which is the largest and best example of
Victorian Gothic architecture in Pulaski and Giles County." ~ NRHP Nomination From
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