Cornersville in Marshall County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Cornersville Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 3, 2022
1. Cornersville Methodist Episcopal Church, South Marker
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Tennessee
Historical Commission
The Methodist Episcopal Church, South
of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
Location. 35° 21.708′ N, 86° 50.476′ W. Marker is in Cornersville, Tennessee, in Marshall County. It is at the intersection of South Mulberry Street and North Park Street, on the left when traveling north on South Mulberry Street. Marker is inside the front alcove. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 S Mulberry St, Cornersville TN 37047, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jake Donelson (within shouting distance of this marker); Giles County / Marshall County (approx. 4½ miles away); Abner Houston Cabin (approx. 6.1 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots of Marshall County, Tennessee (approx. 6.1 miles away); Col. Thomas Kennedy Gordon (approx. 6½ miles away); Polk's Law Office (approx. 6.7 miles away); Jim Nance McCord (approx. 6.7 miles away); Founding of Lewisburg (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cornersville.
Regarding Cornersville Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
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the Cornersville United Methodist Church, built in 1852, is an excellent example of Greek Revival ecclesiastical architecture in Marshall County. Furthermore, it is the only example of the Greek Revival style in Cornersville. The two-story rectangular brick building was built jointly by the Methodist Episcopal Church South and the Masonic Lodge of Cornersville; the church congregation occupied the first floor and the Masonic Hall the second.
The Masonic Lodge of Cornersville held their meetings on the second floor of the building from 1852 until 1939 when they merged with the Lewisburg Free and Accepted Masons. An 1852 agreement between the Masonic Lodge of Cornersvilie and the church congregation stipulated that church services would not be conducted at the time of regularly scheduled lodge meetings. A deed of all claims to the building was made to the membership of the Cornersville Methodist Church when the Masonic Hall moved to Lewisburg.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 3, 2022
2. Cornersville Methodist Episcopal Church, South Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 492 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
