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

St. Patrick Catholic Church

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024

1. St. Patrick Catholic Church Marker

Inscription. Erected in 1890 and named for Ireland's patron saint, this Second Empire style church was built to serve South Nashville's growing Irish Catholic population. Until 1954, the Sisters of Mercy taught a grade school here. Since the 1890s, the Irish Travelers, a unique clan of American nomads, have come here periodically for weddings and funerals.

Erected 1993 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 91.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • 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 year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 36° 8.682′ N, 86° 45.834′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Chestnut Hill. It is on 2nd Avenue South (US 41A). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37210, 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: Tom Wilson Park / Thomas T. Wilson (within shouting distance of this marker); Dudley Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Steam Locomotive (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hubbard House

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert Emmitt Lillard (approx. ¼ mile away); A History of Restoration (approx. ¼ mile away); Merritt House (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 18, 2014

2. St. Patrick Catholic Church Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 18, 2014

3. St. Patrick Catholic Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,035 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 11, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.