First Presbyterian Church (Ruston, Louisiana)

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First Presbyterian Church
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Location212 North Bonner Street, Ruston, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°31′48″N92°38′11″W / 32.53013°N 92.63645°W / 32.53013; -92.63645
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1923-24
Built byC.C. Davis
ArchitectC.E. Olscher
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 84001323 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984

The First Presbyterian Church is a Late Gothic Revival-style basilica plan historic church located at 212 North Bonner Street in Ruston, Louisiana.

Built in 1923–24, its walls are Flemish bond brick trimmed with limestone. It has a side tower with a crenelated top and a needled spire made of sheet metal. It a crenellated porch topped by a lancet window. [2] [3]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "First Presbyterian Church, Ruston" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1984. Retrieved October 26, 2017. with three photos and two maps
  3. National Register Staff (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: First Presbyterian Church". National Park Service . Retrieved July 17, 2018. With ten photos from 1983.