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The Russell
The former Russell Street Church of Christ in Edgefield, now 23 rooms, with its stained glass kept and the old pews reused as headboards.
- Built
- 1904The hotel says the church was built in 1904; the 1977 Edgefield Historic District nomination describes the Russell Street Church of Christ as late 19th century. Conflict noted.
- Style
- Richardsonian Romanesque
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 23
- Area
- East Nashville
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The building was the Russell Street Church of Christ, a red-brick Richardsonian Romanesque church with two towers on the Russell Street side and stained-glass lunettes reading ‘Faith, Hope and Charity’ and ‘Jehovah is in His Holy Temple’. The Edgefield nomination places it among the neighborhood’s three prominent churches. As a hotel it kept the stained-glass windows and old brick walls and reused the pews as headboards. The hotel donates part of each night’s rate to local homeless ministries.
Good to know
- Breakfast: none
- Parking: on-site free
- No elevator
- No pets
- Address: 819 Russell Street, Nashville, TN 37206
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.