| 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 |
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| Coordinates | 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 (ID86000849) |
| MPS | Downtown Parkersburg MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001775 |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1982 |
First Presbyterian Church, also known as the Calvary Temple Evangelical Church and St. Patrick's Priory 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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and it is a contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, which was designated and listed on the National Register in 1986.
Since 2016, the church building has been home to St. Patrick's Priory Church, a congregation of the Missionary Diocese of All Saints in the Anglican Church in North America.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- 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.
- Saulton, Jeff (March 16, 2017). "St. Patrick's Priory Church in Parkersburg to welcome new members". Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
External links
Media related to First Presbyterian Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons
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