Title	Bear Creek Community Church: privy
Creator(s)	Staff at MTSU Center for Historic Preservation
Date	1989-09
Coverage	1980-1989
Property name	Bear Creek Community Church
Property type	Church
Community Name	Culleoka, Marshall County, TN
Description	Color photograph of students taking measurements at the deteriorated privy located on the church's north side.
Historical Notes	Bear Creek Community Church is located on a two acre lot in Marshall County, Tennessee. Two old cemeteries are the property; the original cemetery is located across the road at the top of the small hill and contains headstones which indicate burials from the early 1800s. A deteriorated privy is located on the north side of the church. Built in 1897, Bear Creek Church is one of the finest examples of Victorian vernacular architecture in southern Middle Tennessee. Constructed on a stone foundation, the rectangular brick building features a one and one-half story bell tower projecting from the northwest corner of the gable roof. A pressed metal shingle steeple with crowning finial is the focal point of the church. The Bear Creek Cemetery Association was organized at the church in 1984 to renovate and maintain the graveyards. One year later, the National Park Service recognized the architectural and historic significance of the site to the Mooresville community and western Marshall County by listing the Bear Creek Church and Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places. In the fall of 1989, MTSU’s Historic Preservation Program created a preservation plan for Bear Creek Community Church.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH	Outbuildings
Subject-AAT	Privies Outhouses
Subject-TGM	Privies
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Slide
Extent	35 mm
Processing notes	2400 dpi resolution
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Bear Creek Community Church: privy

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