First Presbyterian Church (Highlands, North Carolina)

First Presbyterian Church
Location 471 Main St., Highlands, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°3′6″N 83°11′48″W / 35.05167°N 83.19667°W / 35.05167; -83.19667Coordinates: 35°3′6″N 83°11′48″W / 35.05167°N 83.19667°W / 35.05167; -83.19667
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1885
Architect Wright,Marion; Parker,Thomas F.
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 96000925[1]
Added to NRHP August 22, 1996

The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 471 Main Street in Highlands, North Carolina. The single story wood frame church was built in 1883-85, and occupies a prominent site in downtown Highlands, surrounded by a period picket fence. It is the oldest church in the city, and was built by Marion Wright, a local master builder. It is stylistically a vernacular interpretation of Italianate architecture, which is most prominent in its belfry tower, which features a flared roof with extended bracketed eaves.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

Another view of the front of the church

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for First Presbyterian Church" (PDF). North Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2014-07-27.


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