Northside Presbyterian Church

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Location923 Mississippi Ave., Chattanooga, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°3′53″N85°17′42″W / 35.06472°N 85.29500°W / 35.06472; -85.29500 Coordinates: 35°3′53″N85°17′42″W / 35.06472°N 85.29500°W / 35.06472; -85.29500
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1916
ArchitectReuben Harrison Hunt
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Hunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County TR
NRHP reference No. 80003820 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1980

Northside Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 923 Mississippi Avenue in Chattanooga, Tennessee, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA.

The congregation was founded in 1886, and its first building was completed in 1888. [2]

The church's current Greek Revival building, completed in 1916 at a cost of $30,000, [2] was designed by Reuben Harrison Hunt. It is his only Greek Revival design in Chattanooga. [3] The building includes a church school annex added in 1926 and an education building added in 1958. In the 1960s, the sanctuary was remodeled. [2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It underwent major renovations in the 1980s and 1990s. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "History". Northside Presbyterian Church. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Hunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County Thematic Resources". National Park Service. 1980.