First Presbyterian Church
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 39.598 W 095° 33.619
15S E 262592 N 3727395
Texas Historical Marker at the First Presbyterian Church, 410 W Kaufman St, Paris, TX, noting the church's history and details of its architecture.
Waymark Code: WMR2EY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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Marker Number: 8197

Marker Text:
Organized 1861 by the Rev. John Anderson. Odd Fellows Seminary and a downtown shop were sites of early worship. Congregation built first sanctuary in 1874.

Architects for this church (built 1891) were L.B. Volk and Son. Contractor: W.R. Eubanks. Romanesque style building is of Carthage stone; has stained glass windows from Belgium. The auditorium, cruciform in plan, has a wooden, ribbed vault of beaded boards.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968
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