Ryman Auditorium cornerstone and dated marker

Ryman Auditorium, originally the Union Gospel Tabernacle, has a dated cornerstone that marks the building’s 1892 construction and is part of the historic fabric of the structure. The building also contains interior and exterior plaques and markers that document its history as the ‘Mother Church of Country Music’ and its National Historic Landmark status. The cornerstone and markers serve as stone-based historical markers for the site.