Highland Presbyterian Church

Highland Presbyterian Church
Location 101 South Ave., Highland, Kansas
Coordinates 39°51′34″N 95°16′15″W / 39.85944°N 95.27083°W / 39.85944; -95.27083Coordinates: 39°51′34″N 95°16′15″W / 39.85944°N 95.27083°W / 39.85944; -95.27083
Area less than one acre
Built 1914
Architect Chandler, R.B.
Architectural style Collegiate Gothic
MPS Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas MPS
NRHP reference # 07000248[1]
Added to NRHP April 4, 2007

The Highland Presbyterian Church in Highland, Kansas, also known as the Highland United Methodist-Presbyterian Church is a historic church listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It is located at 101 South Avenue in Highland. It was built in 1914.[1]

It is a 52 by 64 feet (16 m × 20 m)-plan one-story brick church. It was deemed "significant as a vernacular example of the Collegiate Gothic style and local construction." After the church'2 1888 original building was destroyed by a fire, the new church was designed by church member R.B. Chandler, who was not an architect but sought to save money for the church. He also oversaw construction.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Susan Jezak Ford (November 22, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Highland Presbyterian Church / Highland United Methodist-Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved December 19, 2017. With 10 photos.
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