First Presbyterian Church (La Grange, Missouri)

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La Grange First Presbyterian Church, July 2015
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Location 401 Jefferson, La Grange, Missouri
Coordinates 40°2′38″N91°30′5″W / 40.04389°N 91.50139°W / 40.04389; -91.50139 Coordinates: 40°2′38″N91°30′5″W / 40.04389°N 91.50139°W / 40.04389; -91.50139
Area less than one acre
Built 1848 (1848)
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS La Grange, Missouri MPS
NRHP reference # 12000562 [1]
Added to NRHP August 28, 2012

First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at La Grange, Lewis County, Missouri. It was built in 1848, and is a one-story, temple front, Greek Revival style, red brick building on a raised basement. It has a gabled roof with an unadorned wood raked cornice and a pediment on the symmetrical façade. [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/27/12 through 8/31/12. National Park Service. 2012-09-07.
  2. Karen Bode Baxter & Timothy P. Maloney (July 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 5 photographs from 2011)