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Christ Church Cathedral (Part 2)

Christ Church Cathedral (Part 2)

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Dec 04, 2007 21:57

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on Broadway Organized in 1829, Christ Church was Nashville's first Episcopal parish. The present Victorian Gothic church, designed by Francis Hatch Kimball of New York, opened for services on Dec. 16, 1894; the tower, by local architect Russell E. Hart., was added in 1947. Designated the Cathedral for the diocese of Tennessee at the 1995 Diocesan Convention.