Immanuel Church (La Grange, Tennessee)

The Immanuel Church in La Grange, Tennessee is a historic Episcopal church at 2nd and Chestnut Street.

Immanuel Church
Location2nd and Chestnut Sts., La Grange, Tennessee
Coordinates35°2′38″N 89°14′31″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1843
NRHP reference No.72001239[1]
Added to NRHPApril 14, 1972

The church was established as a mission in 1832. The church building was built in 1842 and consecrated in 1843.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

During the Civil War, the Union army used it as an armory and hospital. The pews were torn out and used as coffins for Union dead.[3]

It is also a contributing building in the La Grange Historic District, listed on the National Register in 1975.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Immanuel Episcopal Church". Town of LaGrange, Tennessee.
  3. Robertson Eppes, Jr. (December 2, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Immanuel Church (Episcopal)". National Park Service. Retrieved February 22, 2018. With 3 photos from 1972.


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