First Presbyterian Church (Seymour, Indiana)

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First Presbyterian Church
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Location301 N. Walnut St., Seymour, Indiana
Coordinates 38°57′35″N85°53′32″W / 38.95972°N 85.89222°W / 38.95972; -85.89222 Coordinates: 38°57′35″N85°53′32″W / 38.95972°N 85.89222°W / 38.95972; -85.89222
Arealess than one acre
Built1884 (1884)
ArchitectJacoby Art Glass Co.; Cook, Lee
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 91001867 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1991

First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 301 N. Walnut Street in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana. It was completed in 1884, and is a one-story, Late Gothic Revival style brick church with a cross-axial plan. It features a tall corner bell tower and large art glass windows measuring 18 feet wide by 22 feet high. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01.Note: This includes Mrs. Paul E. Schneck (April 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.