Title	St. Elizabeth MB Church Lodge: front view
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	2002
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	St. Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church, Lodge, and Cemetery
Property type	Church
Community Name	Woodlawn, Montgomery County, TN
Description	Color photograph with view of a two-story weathered wood building, built on stone piers, with gable roof; white door on first floor and two boarded windows on the second floor; smaller wood structure partially visible behind main building; several benches on left of photo; road and tree in foreground
Historical Notes	This historic congregation and meeting place dates to the spring of 1865 when Josiah Murray, a local landowner, gave lands to his emancipated slaves for a church and cemetery. The present church building dates to the late 20th century but the historic lodge/school dates to the late 19th-early 20th century.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American schools -- Tennessee
Subject-TGM	Church schools
Type	Still image
Format	jpeg2000
Genre	Photograph
Extent	35 mm slide
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
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Source file	StElizabeth004

St. Elizabeth MB Church Lodge: front view

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