First Presbyterian Church (Fayetteville, North Carolina)

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LocationAnn and Bow Sts., Fayetteville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°3′12″N78°52′32″W / 35.05333°N 78.87556°W / 35.05333; -78.87556 Coordinates: 35°3′12″N78°52′32″W / 35.05333°N 78.87556°W / 35.05333; -78.87556
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1816, 1832
ArchitectDavis, A. J.; Hobart Upjohn
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 76001317 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 30, 1976

First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Ann and Bow Streets in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1832, incorporating parts of the brick walls of an earlier (1816) church that burned in 1831. It is a two-story gabled brick building, five bays wide and five wider bays deep. The chancel, portico, steeple and most of the interior woodwork are later additions and replacements. The hexastyle portico and steeple were designed by Hobart Upjohn in 1922. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Ruth Little-Stokes (November 1975). "First Presbyterian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.