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Title
The
House
of
God
,
2001
July
14
Corporate name
House of God Church (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Churches
Popular Culture
Religion
Colleges and Universities
Education
Private Schools
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Church buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Religious facilities--Tennessee--Nashville
Church architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Details
Towers--Tennessee--Nashville
Brick churches--Tennessee--Nashville
African American churches--Tennessee--Nashville
Education--Tennessee--Nashville
Private schools--Tennessee--Nashville
School facilities--Tennessee--Nashville
Universities and colleges--Tennessee--Nashville
Pentecostal churches--Tennessee--Nashville
Churches--Tennessee--Nashville
Educational facilities--Tennessee--Nashville
Universities & colleges--Tennessee--Nashville
Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.)--Religious life and customs
Heiman Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Nashville (Tenn.)--Intellectual life
Description
A
photograph
of a
church
referred
to as the
House
of
God
, an
African
American
Pentecostal
denomination
also
known
as the
Church
of the
Living
God
. The
full
name
used
on the
front
entrance
signage
reads
: The
House
of
God
Which
is
the
Church
of the
Living
God
, the
Pillar
and
Ground
of the
Truth
Without
Controversy
,
Inc.
,
Keith
Dominion
. This
church
is
located
at
2005
Heiman
Street
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
. The
congregation
was
founded
by
Mother
Mary
Magdalena
L
.
Tate
in
1903
.
Tate
was a
traveling
female
African
American
preacher
who
spread
the
faith
to
numerous
states
. Her
church
was
first
incorporated
under
the
name
of the
Church
of the
Living
God
, the
Pillar
and
Ground
of the
Truth
in
1908
. The
church
building
was
erected
in
1948-1950
and
served
as the
church
headquarters
until
a
new
headquarters
was
built
on the
same
street
in
1981
. The
F
.
Dovie
Shuford
Memorial
Library
and the
House
of
God
Academy
and
Bible
College
are
now
housed
in the
old
headquarters
. The
local
Nashville
congregation
also
still
uses
this
building
as their
weekly
meeting
place
. The
foundation
is
made
of
brick
. The
exterior
walls
are
brick
. The
original
windows
were
arched
, but have
since
been
modified
into
rectangular
shapes
. The
panes
are
clear
glass
. The
roof
is
gabled
with
tar
shingles
. The
doors
are
wood
.
Special
architectural
features
include
two
brick
towers
on
either
side
of the
entrance
.
Forms
part
of the
Historic
Nashville
,
Inc
.
Sacred
Sites
Survey
Project
.
1
photograph
:
col
. ;
4
x
6
in.
Creator
Historic
Nashville
,
Inc
.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
2001-07-14
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
SSSP - House of God
Relation
Historic
Nashville
,
Inc
.
Sacred
Sites
Survey
Project
Coverage
2000-2009
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
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