Title	Woodlawn Baptist Church: exterior side wall
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 brick church wall lined with tall rectangular red and white windows. Front of the church is to the left.
Historical Notes	Woodlawn Baptist Church's congregation dates back to at least the early 1850s. It began under the leadership of slave carpenter Harden Smith (1829-1929). The first sanctuary was built in June 1865. Harden was ordained in 1868, after which he held a revival that brought 400 members to the church. Construction began on the initial brick structure in 1870. By 1891, the growing congregation added 2.5 acres to the property. The new addition later served as the location for the present church building. A larger brick building was built 1927-28 across the rod from the cemetery. The ministry of J.A. Caldwell who served 1942-1954 marked a campaign to pay off debts and build a new Sunday School annex. Other ministers include R.W. McClendon (1961-1964), Virgil J. Caldwell (1964-1968), and William Kelly, Jr. (1969-1973).
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American Churches -- Tennessee Church buildings -- Tennessee Historic buildings -- Tennessee
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

Woodlawn Baptist Church: exterior side wall

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