First Presbyterian Church | |
Location | 410 Avenue A, Palestine, Texas |
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Coordinates | 31°45′45″N95°37′44″W / 31.76250°N 95.62889°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1887 | -1888
Architect | Dodson & Dudley, et al. |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
Website | First Presbyterian Church of Palestine |
MPS | Palestine, Texas MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 98000695 [1] |
RTHL No. | 8751 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 11, 1998 |
Designated RTHL | 1966 |
First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 410 Avenue A in Palestine, Texas.
Its congregation was organized in 1849, a year after Palestine was founded. [2]
The Gothic Revival church erection was built in 1887–88, and is the oldest church in Palestine continuously serving a congregation. [2]
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]
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