First Presbyterian Church (Girard, Kansas)

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First Presbyterian Church
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Location202 N. Summit
Girard, Kansas
Coordinates 37°30′51″N94°50′36″W / 37.51417°N 94.84333°W / 37.51417; -94.84333
Arealess than one acre
Built1888
ArchitectCharles Miller; Joseph Thain
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 09000496 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 2009

The First Presbyterian Church, also known as First Christian Church, in Girard, Kansas is a historic church at 202 N. Summit. It was built in 1888 and added to the National Register in 2009. [1]

The first building of the congregation was built in 1871, and was destroyed by a tornado in 1886. The present church, a two-story masonry structure, was completed in 1887. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "First Presbyterian Church, Girard". Kansas Historical Society.