First Presbyterian Church - Paris, TX
N 33° 39.598 W 095° 33.619
15S E 262592 N 3727395
Built in 1891, the historic First Presbyterian Church is located at 410 W Kaufman St, Paris, TX. Services are on Sunday at 10:45 AM, and their sanctuary is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WMR2MC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2016
Views: 5
The church is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and a 1968 Texas Historical Marker provides some background on the church's history and its sanctuary:
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.
Street address:
410 W Kaufman St
Paris, TX USA
75460
County / Borough / Parish: Lamar
Year listed: 1988
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Religion
Current function: Religion
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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