First Congregational Church and Parish House

Historic church in Tennessee, United States United States historic place


First Congregational Church and Parish House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	234 S. Watkins St., Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°8′7″N 90°0′54″W / 35.13528°N 90.01500°W / 35.13528; -90.01500
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1910 (1910)
Architect	Walk Claridge Jones, Sr.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	80003862
Added to NRHP	July 21, 1980

The First Congregational Church and Parish House in Memphis, Tennessee are a historic church and parish house on a single lot at 234 S. Watkins Street. The Georgian Revival-style church is a high one-story church which was built in 1910. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

It was deemed "significant both as a fine example of the Georgian Revival style and as the work of prominent Memphis architect Walk Claridge Jones, Sr. A regional leader in the profession, Jones abhorred modem architecture, preferring instead a simplified classical style. The First Congregational Church, with its Ionic portico, rectangular plan and symmetrical fenestration, illustrates this philosophy."

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ George M. Slager; Eleanor D. Hughes (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Congregational Church and Parish House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 1, 2019. With accompanying five photos from 1978-79

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