Weatherford Presbyterian Church (PCA) - Weatherford, TX
N 32° 45.436 W 097° 47.854
14S E 612636 N 3625017
The Weatherford Presbyterian Church (PCA) is at 204 S Main St, Weatherford, TX, occupying the sanctuary which was constructed for the Weatherford Presbyterian Church, U.S. back in 1896. Sunday services are at 10:30 AM.
Waymark Code: WM11J38
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2019
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This beautiful sanctuary is a contributing building in the Weatherford Downtown Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register's Registration Form doesn't really say much about the building, although it mentions the use of rough-face limestone and a square-plan with a corner tower that evokes English tradition.
There is a cornerstone near the entrance, but it's either been worn smooth or possibly flipped around, as it's blank. The Weatherford Presbyterian Church's website does provide some history, noting the sanctuary's completion in 1896 as the Weatherford Presbyterian Church, U.S., and its becoming the First Presbyterian Church, U.S. in 1900. There's a photo showing the sanctuary in its original form, which included an impressive bell tower which was damaged by lightning in 1945 and removed (when the congregation was the Grace First Presbyterian Church), giving the sanctuary its present appearance. Interestingly, "Weatherford", in Arcadia's Images of America series, shows the church in its original configuration in a few photos, and gives it a construction year of 1886.
This is a very new congregation, belonging to the Presbyterian Church of America, and only formed in the 21st century. Grace First Presbyterian Church merged with several other local churches in 1964, and by the 1970s, this sanctuary was vacant.