First Presbyterian Church (Galveston, Texas)

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First Presbyterian Church
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First Presbyterian Church
Location1903 Church St.,
Galveston, Texas
Coordinates 29°18′15″N94°47′19″W / 29.30417°N 94.78861°W / 29.30417; -94.78861
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1872 (1872)
Architect Nicholas J. Clayton, et al.
Architectural style Romanesque, Norman Romanesque
Website First Presbyterian Church
NRHP reference No. 79002942 [1]
RTHL No. 7444
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1979
Designated RTHL1968

First Presbyterian Church is a historic church building at 1903 Church Street in Galveston, Texas.

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History

A Presbyterian congregation met in Galveston as early as 1839, when Reverend John McCullough delivered sermons there. In May 1840, McCullough with two other ministers and an elder established a Presbytery. [2]

The Presbyterian congregation was organized in 1840 with the assistance of missionaries from the United States, and it met in a wooden church building from 1843 to 1872, the first church building in Galveston. The current Romanesque building was constructed in 1872 and is considered one of the best examples of Norman architecture in the region. It was designed by Nicholas J. Clayton, a prominent early Texas architect. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Currently, the congregation is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Synod of the Sun, and of New Covenant Presbytery. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Red (1915), p. 299.
  3. "First Presbyterian Church - Galveston". Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.

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