St. Patrick's Catholic Church and Rectory
N 36° 08.672 W 086° 45.847
16S E 521221 N 4000004
In the 1880’s Nashville’s south side was predominantly Irish. For this reason, Bishop Rademacher felt the new parish should be called St. Patrick in honor of the patron saint of Ireland. The cornerstone was laid on July 13, 1890.
Waymark Code: WM2X29
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2008
Views: 16
The church architectural design is known as Second Empire Style. It remains one of the few buildings in the Nashville area reflecting this style. The original Vanderbilt University gym (now the Fine Arts Building located at 23rd Street and West End) is the only other
surviving building of this style. As would have been necessary for the times, the church was lit by gaslight and heated by coal stoves. The floor of the church was built with a slight downward slope to allow better viewing of the altar – a design feature found in
only two other churches in Tennessee of this era incorporated this feature.
Street address:
1219 2nd Avenue
Nashville, TN United States
37210
County / Borough / Parish: Davidson
Year listed: 1984
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Relgion
Current function: Religion
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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