Downtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Nashville YMCA

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

1. Nashville YMCA Marker

Inscription. On May 18, 1875, members of several Nashville churches gathered at the Christian Church (138 Vine Street) after a religious revival meeting and organized the Nashville Young Men's Christian Association. Its first building, erected in 1886 on Church Street between Cherry and College, was destroyed by a fire in 1894. In 1912, it moved to its new eight-story building on Seventh and Union, which it occupied until 1972 when it moved to its present building, 1000 Church Street.

Erected 1975 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 60.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 18, 1875.

Location. 36° 9.671′ N, 86° 47.097′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Church Street and YMCA Way, on the right when traveling west on Church Street.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 911 Church St, Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ward's Seminary (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Smith House (about 500 feet away); Baptist Sunday School Board Building (about 500 feet away); Berger Building / WDAD Radio Station “Where Dollars are Doubled” (about 500 feet away); R.M. Mills Bookstore / Zibart's Books and Records (about 700 feet away); Doctors Building (about 700 feet away); The Bennie Dillon Building (about 700 feet away); Vine Street Christian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

2. Nashville YMCA Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 853 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.