Big Spring Union Church (Additional Documentation)
National Register of Historic Places

Big Spring Union Church (Additional Documentation)

Springdale, Claiborne County, Tennessee
Listed
May 28, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
75001739

About this property

Big Spring Union Church, also known as Big Springs Primitive Baptist Church, is a historic church in Springdale, Claiborne County, Tennessee. The church was built circa 1795 or 1796, and was known at first as Big Spring Meetinghouse. A Baptist church was organized at the site in 1800. During the Civil War, it served as a hospital for both Confederate and Union Army troops. It is one of the oldest church buildings in Tennessee that is still in active use as a church. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The church is on Lone Mountain Road, off Tennessee State Route 32. The Tennessee State Library and Archives holds a copy of the records of Big Spring Primitive Baptist Church for the years 1800 through 1948.

Location

155 Lone Mountain Road
Springdale, Claiborne County, Tennessee
36.42230, -83.52436

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Big Spring Union Church (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Big Spring Union Church (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1975.

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Big Spring Union Church (Additional Documentation) is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Big Spring Union Church (Additional Documentation) is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1795.

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