Zion Presbyterian Church (Columbia, Tennessee) facts for kids
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Zion Presbyterian Church in 1936
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 Location in Tennessee
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| 35°35′56″N 87°8′42″W / 35.59889°N 87.14500°W | |
| Location | Maury County, Tennessee |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Presbyterian Church in America |
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| Status | Church |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Greek Revival |
| Completed | April 7, 1849 |
| Construction cost | US$7,000 |
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| Materials | Brick |
The Zion Presbyterian Church is a historic building in Maury County, Tennessee. It was built between 1847 and 1849. The church is made of brick and designed in the Greek Revival style. A famous person, President James K. Polk, once went to a school run by this church. Because of its history, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1972.
History of Zion Church
Zion Presbyterian Church was started in the early 1800s. Families from Scotland and Ireland who had moved from South Carolina to Maury County, Tennessee, founded it. In 1807, they built their first church on a large piece of land. This land, about 5,000 acres, was bought from the family of Nathanael Greene, a famous general from the American Revolutionary War. He had received the land as a gift for his service in the war.
The first church building was replaced with a brick one in 1813. The church building you see today was constructed between 1847 and 1849. Church members, with help from their workers, built it using brick, limestone, and wood. The building has a special look called Greek Revival style. It features unique roof shapes called stepped gables and a welcoming entrance area. A special balcony was also built inside for some members of the community to attend services. Later, in the 1880s, beautiful stained glass windows, like those made by Tiffany, were added to the church.
Zion Church Cemetery
The cemetery at Zion Presbyterian Church is also very old and important. It has more than 1,500 graves. Many of the church's first members are buried there. You can also find the graves of soldiers who fought in the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War.
One special monument in the cemetery honors "Daddy Ben." He was a brave man during the Revolutionary War. He refused to tell the British Army where his master was hiding, even when they tried to harm him.
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