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. 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.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee – Williamson County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 35° 55.507′ N, 86° 52.25′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It 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.

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Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

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: 403-405 Main Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 430 Main Street (about 400 feet away); 320 Main Street (about 400 feet away); 432-438 Main Street (about 400 feet away); Franklin Downtown Historic District (about 400 feet away); Maury-Darby Building (about 400 feet away); Presbyterian Church (about 500 feet away); Franklin Town Square (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Also see . . . Fourth Avenue Church of Christ - History. (Submitted on May 11, 2020.)

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 672 times since then and 76 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.