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Explore Historic Murfreesboro

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Tour Overview

Come explore historic downtown Murfreesboro and East Main Street!!

Come explore historic downtown Murfreesboro! Politics, commerce, faith, and education all intersected here to influence the stories and architecture of these special places. Downtown buildings and homes document the town’s beginnings as a frontier county seat (and briefly the capitol of Tennessee from 1819-1826) into a booming 21st century city.

As you take this tour, please note that many of the properties are privately owned and should only be viewed from public thoroughfares.

The historic East Main Street portion of this tour is easily walkable. The additional sites off East Main Street may be more easily accessed by driving.

Stops

  1. Stop 1: Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County: 225 W. College Street

  2. Stop 2: Rutherford County Courthouse

  3. Stop 3: The Public Square

  4. Stop 4: The City Café: 113 East Main Street

  5. Stop 5: First Baptist Church: 200 East Main Street

  6. Stop 6: East Main Street Church of Christ: 216 East Main Street

  7. Stop 7: 320 East Main Street

  8. Stop 8: 332 East Main Street

  9. Stop 9: 340 East Main Street

  10. Stop 10: 346 East Main Street

  11. Stop 11: Central Christian Church: 404 East Main Street

  12. Stop 12: Palmer House (National Register): 434 East Main Street

  13. Stop 13: 446 East Main Street

  14. Stop 14: 450 East Main Street

  15. Stop 15: 506 East Main Street

  16. Stop 16: Cedar Grove Church: 528 East Main Street

  17. Stop 17: 550 East Main Street

  18. Stop 18: 602 East Main Street

  19. Stop 19: 628 East Main Street

  20. Stop 20: Historic Schools – From Union University to Central Magnet School

  21. Stop 21: 549 East Main Street

  22. Stop 22: 537 East Main Street

  23. Stop 23: Collier-Crichlow House (National Register): 511 East Main Street

  24. Stop 24: 443 East Main Street

  25. Stop 25: 435 East Main Street

  26. Stop 26: 425 East Main Street

  27. Stop 27: Allen Chapel AME Church (National Register): 224 South Maney Avenue

  28. Stop 28: City Cemetery: Vine Street

  29. Stop 29: 331 East Main Street

  30. Stop 30: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church: 315 East Main Street

  31. Stop 31: Woman's Club (National Register): 221 East College Street

  32. Stop 32: Childress House (National Register): 225 North Academy Street

  33. Stop 33: First Presbyterian Church (National Register): 210 North Spring Street

  34. Stop 34: 1 East College Street - Former First Methodist Church/Mid South Bank

  35. Stop 35: Center for the Arts: 110 West College Street

  36. Stop 36: Rutherford Health Department (National Register): 303 North Church Street

  37. Stop 37: Mt. Zion Baptist Church: 228 North Maple Street

  38. Stop 38: Oaklands (National Register): 900 North Maney Avenue

  39. Stop 39: Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center (National Register): 415 South Academy Street

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