First Presbyterian Church (Danville, Kentucky)

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First Presbyterian Church
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Location500 W. Main, Danville, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°38′45″N84°46′39″W / 37.64583°N 84.77750°W / 37.64583; -84.77750
Area3.4 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1832
Built byRobert Russel, Sr.
ArchitectRobert Russel, Jr.
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPS Danville MRA
NRHP reference No. 86000638 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 1986

The First Presbyterian Church in Danville, Kentucky is a historic church on West Main Street in Danville, in Boyle County. It was built in 1832. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

McDowell Park, which includes a former cemetery of the church, is part of the historic site. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Helen Powell; Enos Swain; Mary Cronen Oppel; David Morgan (1984). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Presbyterian Church of Danville / First Presbyterian Church and McDowell Park". National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2018. With five photos from 1984.

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