First Presbyterian Church (Marion, North Carolina)

First Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	79 Academy Street Marion, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°41′3″N82°0′46″W / 35.68417°N 82.01278°W / 35.68417; -82.01278
Area	less than one acre
Built	1923 (1923)
Architect	Greene, James E.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Downtown Marion MPS
NRHP reference No.	91000291 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 28, 1991

First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located behind the Marion Recreation building, near the Marion Library, at 79 Academy Street in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. The congregation was established in 1845, and the current church building was constructed in 1923. Its is a one-story plus balcony Classical Revival-style brick building set on a raised basement. The front facade features a monumental Ionic order tetrastyle pedimented portico. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. ^[1] It is located in the Main Street Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Sybil Argintar Bowers (August 1990). "First Presbyterian Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.

External links

• Official website