First Presbyterian Church (Palestine, Texas)

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First Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

First Presbyterian Church in 2023
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Location	410 Avenue A, Palestine, Texas
Coordinates	31°45′45″N 95°37′44″W / 31.76250°N 95.62889°W / 31.76250; -95.62889
Area	less than one acre
Built	1887 (1887)-1888 (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
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 building 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]

References

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b David Moore; Matt Goebel (March 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Presbyterian Church". National Archives. Retrieved April 22, 2018. Downloading may be slow.

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