First Presbyterian Church, Raliegh, NC
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N 35° 46.732 W 078° 38.407
17S E 713302 N 3961991
First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh is among the oldest congregations in Raleigh. The old sanctuary served as the chambers of the Supreme Court for about nine years following the fire that destroyed the original Capitol in 1831. The current church was built in 1900.
Waymark Code: WMM2R
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2006
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First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh was organized on Sunday, January 21, 1816, in the Old North Carolina State House on Capitol Square with about 40 adults and children present. The Reverend Dr. William McPheeters was the first pastor.
The congregation erected a brick meeting house of colonial design in 1818 on the southwest corner of Salisbury and Morgan Streets at Capitol Square. When fire destroyed the original State Capitol in 1831, the North Carolina Supreme Court met in the Session House of First Presbyterian Church until the present Capitol was completed in 1840.
The original structure was used for 80 years until it was razed to make room for the present sanctuary, which was completed about 1900.
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