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Title
Woodlawn
Baptist
Church
:
church
interior
Creator(s)
West
,
Carroll
Van
,
photographer
Date
1995
?
Coverage
1990-1999
Property name
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Property type
Church
National Register Reference
96001358
listed
Dec
.
2
,
1996
Community Name
Nutbush, Haywood County, TN
Description
Color
photograph
of the
interior
of a
large
church
sanctuary
,
viewed
from the
back
and
looking
toward
the
chancel
. The
room
has a
vaulted
ceiling
. The
wall
behind
the
pulpit
covered
in
wood
panelling
and
features
an
image
of a
river
leading
to a
mountain
.
Wooden
pews
with
hymnals
in
racks
are in the
forefront
.
Choir
seating
is
behind
the
pulpit
. An
altar
holds
two
candlesticks
and a
cross
. An
organ
is
to the
right
of the
altar
and a
piano
to the
left
.
Historical Notes
Woodlawn
Baptist
Church
was
formed
at
least
as
early
as the
1850s
by
Harden
Smith
. From the
building
of the
sanctuary
in
1865
, to
1890
, the
congregation
grew
rapidly
. In
1891
, an
additional
2.5
acres
were
purchased
from
James
D
. and
Lucy
E
.
Read
to
accommodate
the
expanded
congregation
. In
1927-28
, a
new
building
was
constructed
. In the
1950s
,
Rev
.
J.A
.
Caldwell
launched
a
campaign
to
pay
off
the
mortgage
and
building
campaign
for a
Sunday
School
annex
. The
church
is
known
as a
community
center
for
Civil
Rights
activism
and as
having
a
long
tradition
with
music
.
Collection Name
African American Churches
Subject-LCSH
African American Churches -- Tennessee
Subject-AAT
chancels
Subject-TGM
Churches
Type
Still image
Genre
Photograph
Medium
Slide
Extent
35
mm
Copyright status
Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
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
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