Title	Woodlawn Baptist Church: front facade
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van, photographer
Date	1995-10
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 Woodlawn Baptist Church front facade; brick twin tower style with two-story porch having four white columns; six sets of double windows; double glass doors at the top of green stairs.
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 Church buildings -- Tennessee Historic buildings -- Tennessee
Type	Still image
Format	jpeg2000
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
Source file	woodlawn013

Woodlawn Baptist Church: front facade

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