First Presbyterian Church - Waco, TX
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N 31° 33.107 W 097° 08.241
14R E 676801 N 3492260
English Gothic-style church designed by F. M. Mann and erected by Fell & Ainsworth Construction.
Waymark Code: WMZG4M
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2018
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The Presbyterian Church of Waco was designed by F.M. Mann and completed in 1912. The church is characterized by its asymmetrical facade, featuring a central sanctuary and bell tower on the northeast corner. The building is simply clad in tan brick, and detailed with white stone at door surrounds, window moldings, stringcourses, coping, and tower cap. Gothic inflections are most apparent in the pointed arches at the apex of doors and windows.
The building, completed in 1912, was described by the Waco Tribune-Herald as "embodying the plain but grandly simple Gothic idea. The picture will remind all who see it of the old classic Church structures of Europe." Several memorial art glass windows were moved from the previous sanctuary and placed in the auxiliary rooms of the new church.
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