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St. Patrick's Catholic Church and Rectory

1219 Second Avenue South, Nashville, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 8' 41.71326", -86° 45' 51.058944"
  National Register of Historic Places

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
 
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.Nineteenth Century Churches of South Nashville TR
St. Patrick's Catholic Church and Rectory was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1984.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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