First Presbyterian Church (McMinnville, Tennessee)

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Location205 W. Main St., McMinnville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°40′52″N85°46′31″W / 35.68111°N 85.77528°W / 35.68111; -85.77528 Coordinates: 35°40′52″N85°46′31″W / 35.68111°N 85.77528°W / 35.68111; -85.77528
Arealess than one acre
Built1872
ArchitectDobson and Williamson
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 95001061 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1995

The First Presbyterian Church in McMinnville, Tennessee, also known as Cumberland Presbyterian Church, is a historic Presbyterian church at 205 W. Main Street. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

The congregation was founded around 1839 and its first building, a simple one-story brick building, was built around 1840. That building was destroyed in a fire in 1865. This new church was built on a new site in 1872.

It is a one-story brick church upon a raised basement and limestone foundation. An alcove was added in 1906 and the church was extended to the rear in 1966 with a two-story brick addition. [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. Leslie Draper (May 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Presbyterian Church / Cumberland Presbyterian Church". National Park Service . Retrieved June 22, 2018. With accompanying 17 photos