Big Spring Union Church | |
Location: | Lone Mountain Road, Springdale, Claiborne County, Tennessee |
Coordinates: | 36.4222°N -83.5244°W |
Built: | 1795 |
Added: | May 29, 1975 |
Refnum: | 75001739 |
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.[1]
It is one of the oldest church buildings in Tennessee that is still in active use as a church.[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The church is on Lone Mountain Road, off Tennessee State Route 32.[1] The Tennessee State Library and Archives holds a copy of the records of Big Spring Primitive Baptist Church for the years 1800 through 1948.[2]