First Presbyterian Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia)


First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	946 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°16′8″N 81°33′16″W / 39.26889°N 81.55444°W / 39.26889; -81.55444Coordinates: 39°16′8″N 81°33′16″W / 39.26889°N 81.55444°W / 39.26889; -81.55444
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1894
Architect	Crapsey & Brown; Higgs, John S.
Architectural style	Romanesque, Gothic Revival
Part of	Avery Street Historic District (#86000849)
MPS	Downtown Parkersburg MRA
NRHP Reference #	82001775^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1982

First Presbyterian Church, also known as the Calvary Temple Evangelical Church, is a historic church at 946 Market Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1894, and is a two-story, brick and stone church building in a combined Romanesque / Gothic Revival style. It features a corner bell tower.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,^[1] and it is a contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, which was designated and listed on the National Register in 1986.^[3]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Eliza Smith, Christina Mann (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
↑ Michael J. Pauley (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Avery Street Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. p. 36. Retrieved 2012-11-04.

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