Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Fourth Avenue Church of Christ
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020
1. Fourth Avenue Church of Christ Marker
Inscription.
Fourth Avenue Church of Christ. . In 1833, a congregation of seventeen Christians was organized in Franklin following preaching by Tolbert Fanning, Absalom Adams, and Alexander Campbell. Joel Anderson and Andrew Craig were other early leaders in this church, one of the oldest in the American Restoration movement. After Campbell's second visit in 1851, a brick meeting house was erected here on Indigo Street on a lot given by Thomas Hardin Perkins. The first service was held September 5, 1852. That building, used as a hospital after the Battle of Franklin, stood until it was ruined by a cyclone in 1927. The second church, which featured stained-glass windows from a 1914 edition, stood here for fifty years. The present structure was built in 1978.
In 1833, a congregation of seventeen Christians was organized in Franklin following preaching by Tolbert Fanning, Absalom Adams, and Alexander Campbell. Joel Anderson and Andrew Craig were other early leaders in this church, one of the oldest in the American Restoration movement. After Campbell's second visit in 1851, a brick meeting house was erected here on Indigo Street on a lot given by Thomas Hardin Perkins. The first service was held September 5, 1852. That building, used as a hospital after the Battle of Franklin, stood until it was ruined by a cyclone in 1927. The second church, which featured stained-glass windows from a 1914 edition, stood here for fifty years. The present structure was built in 1978.
Erected 1998 by Williamson County Historical Society.
Location. 35° 55.507′ N, 86° 52.25′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Marker is on 4th Avenue North north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 4th Avenue North, Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020
2. Fourth Avenue Church of Christ Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
