First Methodist Church (McMinnville, Tennessee)

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First Methodist Church
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Location200 W. Main St., McMinnville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°40′54″N85°46′29″W / 35.68167°N 85.77472°W / 35.68167; -85.77472 Coordinates: 35°40′54″N85°46′29″W / 35.68167°N 85.77472°W / 35.68167; -85.77472
Built1886-1889
Architect Hugh Cathcart Thompson
Architectural style High Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference No. 02001341 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 2002

First Methodist Church, also known as First United Methodist Church, is a church in McMinnville, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

Its cornerstone was laid in 1886 and it was completed in 1889. It is important as a High Victorian Gothic church designed by architect Hugh Cathcart Thompson. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Holly Barnett (January 30, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Methodist Church / First United Methodist Church". National Park Service . Retrieved January 29, 2017. with 41 photos