First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church (Highlands, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
First Presbyterian Church (Highlands, North Carolina)
First Presbyterian Church (Highlands, North Carolina) is located in the United States
First Presbyterian Church (Highlands, North Carolina)
Location471 Main St., Highlands, North Carolina
Coordinates35°3′6″N 83°11′48″W / 35.05167°N 83.19667°W / 35.05167; -83.19667
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1885
ArchitectWright, Marion; Parker, Thomas F.
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.96000925[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 1996

The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 471 Main Street in Highlands, North Carolina. The single story wood-frame church was built in 1883–85, and occupies a prominent site in downtown Highlands, surrounded by a period picket fence. It is the oldest church in the city, and was built by Marion Wright, a local master builder. It is stylistically a vernacular interpretation of Italianate architecture, which is most prominent in its belfry tower, which features a flared roof with extended bracketed eaves.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

Another view of the front of the church

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for First Presbyterian Church" (PDF). North Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2014-07-27.


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