First Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tennessee)

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First Presbyterian Church
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Location166 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°09′00″N90°02′54″W / 35.14988°N 90.04847°W / 35.14988; -90.04847
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectEdward Cullaitt Jones
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPS Religious Resources of Memphis, Shelby County, TN MPS
NRHP reference No. 05000183 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2005

In 1832, the city of Memphis, Tennessee deeded the church a site at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Third Street (now called B.B. King). The present building was built in 1884 [2] and was designed by architect Edward Culliatt Jones and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Robert W. Dye (3 August 2005). Memphis. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 65–. ISBN   978-0-7385-1834-3 . Retrieved 30 May 2012.