First Presbyterian Church (Kamiah, Idaho)

First Indian Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Kamiah, Idaho
Coordinates	46°12′16″N116°0′20″W / 46.20444°N 116.00556°W / 46.20444; -116.00556
Area	less than one acre
Built	1871 (1871)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	76000674 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 13, 1976

First Indian Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church to the east of Kamiah, Idaho. The church was constructed in 1871 on land belonging to Chief Lawyer, a member of the Nez Perce tribe. While the church was originally designed in the Greek Revival style, an 1890 renovation gave it a Gothic Revival design. Missionary Henry Spalding briefly lived in Kamiah in 1873 and worked with the members of the church during his time there. The church continues to worship weekly and uses the Nez Perce language in its hymns. ^[2]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "A Guide to National Register of Historic Places in Idaho County" (PDF). Idaho County Historic Preservation Commission. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.