First Presbyterian Church (Cleveland, Tennessee)

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Location433 Ocoee St. NW, Cleveland, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°9′44″N84°52′25″W / 35.16222°N 84.87361°W / 35.16222; -84.87361 Coordinates: 35°9′44″N84°52′25″W / 35.16222°N 84.87361°W / 35.16222; -84.87361
Arealess than one acre
Built1856
ArchitectJohn Cowan and James Cowan
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 86000396 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1986

First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 433 Ocoee Street NW in Cleveland, Tennessee. The First Presbyterian congregation is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Presbytery of East Tennessee. [2]

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The church was built in 1856 and is the oldest extant church building in Cleveland. It was damaged by military activity during the American Civil War; some of the musket balls that were fired into the steeple are still embedded there. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "First Presbyterian Church website" . Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places". Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2014.