St. Mary's Catholic Church - Downtown Nashville
Charlotte Ave. and 330 Fifth Ave., North, near the State Capitol.
Thought we'd start off the year with a City-Scape. Tomorrow is a holiday (for most) - so downtown will be empty. If you haven't seen it before, the afternoon light downtown in the winter is spectacular on the buildings!!! And, we're having a HEAT WAVE - supposed to be mid-50's.
St. Mary's is an old favorite of mine, being the first Catholic Church (some say first church) in Nashville.
Greek Revival design topped with gold:
The oldest surviving church in Nashville, St. Mary's was used as a military hospital during the War Between the States. St. Mary's Church has traditionally been attributed to William Strickland, architect of the capitol and Downtown Presbyterian Church. Recent evidence from church records indicates that Nashvillian Adolphus Heiman was the architect. This restrained gem of Greek Revival design (1845-47) is the first permanent Roman Catholic church built in Tennessee, replacing a temporary structure nearby at the base of Capitol Hill, St. Mary's was the cathedral of Nashville from its construction until 1914 when the Cathedral of the incarnation was built.
Also, if you want to read about the Ghosts of St. Mary's - check this out
http://www.johnnorrisbrown.com/paranormal-tn/st-marys/index.htm
Hope to see you downtown.
Happy Painting.
Bitsy King
Call if need - 513-0511
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