First Presbyterian Church (Ruston, Louisiana)

First Presbyterian Church
Location 212 North Bonner Street, Ruston, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°31′48″N 92°38′11″W / 32.53013°N 92.63645°W / 32.53013; -92.63645Coordinates: 32°31′48″N 92°38′11″W / 32.53013°N 92.63645°W / 32.53013; -92.63645
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1923-24
Built by C.C. Davis
Architect C.E. Olscher
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 84001323[1]
Added to NRHP January 12, 1984

The First Presbyterian Church is a Late Gothic Revival-style basilica plan historic church located at 212 North Bonner Street in Ruston, Louisiana.

Built in 1923-24, its walls are Flemish bond brick trimmed with limestone. It has a side tower with a crenelated top and a needled spire made of sheet metal. It a crenellated proch topped by a lancet window.[2][3]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1984.[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. ↑ "First Presbyterian Church, Ruston" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1984. Retrieved October 26, 2017. with three photos and two maps
  3. ↑ National Register Staff (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: First Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved July 17, 2018. With ten photos from 1983.
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