First Congregational Church and Parish House

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″N90°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 [1]
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. ^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ^[1]

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." ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. 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