First Presbyterian Church (Palestine, Texas)

First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church in 2011
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Location 410 Avenue A,
Palestine, Texas
Coordinates 31°45′45″N 95°37′44″W / 31.76250°N 95.62889°W / 31.76250; -95.62889Coordinates: 31°45′45″N 95°37′44″W / 31.76250°N 95.62889°W / 31.76250; -95.62889
Area less than one acre
Built 1887 (1887)-1888 (1888)
Architect Dodson & Dudley, et al.
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Website First Presbyterian Church of Palestine
MPS Palestine, Texas MPS
NRHP reference # 98000695[1]
RTHL # 8751
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 11, 1998
Designated RTHL 1966

First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 410 Avenue A in Palestine, Texas.

Its congregation was organized in 1849, a year after Palestine was founded. [2]

The Gothic Revival church building was built in 1887-88, and is the oldest church in Palestine continuously serving a congregation.[2]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 David Moore; Matt Goebel (March 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Presbyterian Church". National Archives. Retrieved April 22, 2018. Downloading may be slow.

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