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

The Downtown Presbyterian Church I

This site occupied 1814-1955 by the First Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 25, 2023

1. The Downtown Presbyterian Church I Marker

Inscription. Pioneer Ministers
1785-1824 Thomas Craighead of NC• 1801-1833 William Hume of Scotland

Pastors, First Church,
1814 Gideon Blackburn, D.D. of VA• 1820 Allan D. Campbell, D.D. of England• 1828 Obadiah Jennings, D.D. of NJ• 1833 John Todd Edgar, D.D. of DE• 1860 Joseph Bardwell, D.D. of MS• 1865 R.F. Bunting, D.D. of VA• 1868 Thomas Verner Moore, D.D. of MS• 1872 Henry Van Dyke, D.D. of PA• 1873 Thomas A. Hoyt, D.D. of SC• 1884 Jere Witherspoon, D.D. of MS• 1893 James I. Vance, D.D. of TN• 1901 Wm. M. Anderson, D.D. of TN• 1911 James I. Vance, D.D. of TN• 1936 Thomas Calhoun Barr, D.D. of SC• 1943 Walter R. Courtenay, D.D. of Canada•

Pastors, Downtown Church
1956-70 William Dixon Gray, of MI• 1971-81 Hogan L. Yancey, Ph.D. of KY• 1976-94 D.P. McGeachy, III, S.T.D. of GA• 1983-89 William Turner Bryant, D.D. of GA• 1994-00 John R. Hilley, M.Div. of NC• 2002-14 Ken Locke, M.Div., M.A. of AR• 2014- Mike Wilson, M.Div. of NY•

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 36° 9.794′ N, 86° 46.788′ W.

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Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Church Street and Rep. John Lewis Way N, on the right when traveling east on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 419 Church St, Nashville TN 37219, 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: The Downtown Presbyterian Church II (a few steps from this marker); First Masonic Hall (a few steps from this marker); Downtown Presbyterian Church (a few steps from this marker); Maxwell House Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Sarah Estell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fourth and Church (about 300

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 25, 2023

2. The Downtown Presbyterian Church I Marker

feet away); Nashville Sit-Ins (about 400 feet away); Tennessee Ornithological Society (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. First Masonic Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 479 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.