First Presbyterian Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church

Front of the church
Location 946 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°16′8″N 81°33′16″W / 39.26889°N 81.55444°W / 39.26889; -81.55444Coordinates: 39°16′8″N 81°33′16″W / 39.26889°N 81.55444°W / 39.26889; -81.55444
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1894
Architect Crapsey & Brown; Higgs, John S.
Architectural style Romanesque, Gothic Revival
Part of Avery Street Historic District (#86000849)
MPS Downtown Parkersburg MRA
NRHP Reference # 82001775[1]
Added to NRHP December 10, 1982

First Presbyterian Church, also known as the Calvary Temple Evangelical Church, is a historic church at 946 Market Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1894, and is a two-story, brick and stone church building in a combined Romanesque / Gothic Revival style. It features a corner bell tower.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] and it is a contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, which was designated and listed on the National Register in 1986.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Eliza Smith, Christina Mann (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. Michael J. Pauley (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Avery Street Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. p. 36. Retrieved 2012-11-04.


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