First Presbyterian Church (Ashland, Kentucky)

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First Presbyterian Church
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Location1600 Winchester Ave., Ashland, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°28′41″N82°38′23″W / 38.47806°N 82.63972°W / 38.47806; -82.63972 Coordinates: 38°28′41″N82°38′23″W / 38.47806°N 82.63972°W / 38.47806; -82.63972
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1857-58
Architectural style Late Victorian
Part of Ashland Commercial Historic District (ID94000838)
MPS Ashland MRA (AD)
NRHP reference No. 73000787 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1973
Designated CPAugust 5, 1994

The First Presbyterian Church in Ashland, Kentucky is a historic church building at 1600 Winchester Avenue. It has also been known as Bethesda Church. It was built in 1858 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

It was then the oldest structure still being used for a church in Boyd County. It is a red brick building with a bell tower and stained glass windows. [2]

The building was the third of the congregation; its first was a log building used from 1819 to 1928. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Mrs. Paul Blazer, Jr. (February 14, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Presbyterian Church". National Park Service . Retrieved January 19, 2018. With photo from 1955.

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