First Presbyterian Church of West Chester
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First Presbyterian Church of West Chester
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First Presbyterian Church of West Chester, January 2010
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| Location: | 130 W. Miner St., West Chester, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: | 39°57′26″N 75°36′23″W / 39.95722°N 75.60639°WCoordinates: 39°57′26″N 75°36′23″W / 39.95722°N 75.60639°W |
| Area: | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built: | 1832 |
| Architect: | Walter, Thomas U. |
| Architectural style: | Greek Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 72001111[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | November 27, 1972 |
First Presbyterian Church of West Chester is a historic Presbyterian church located at 130 W. Miner Street in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted architect Thomas U. Walter and built in 1832. It is a stuccoed stone building measuring 75 feet long and 45 feet wide in the Greek Revival style. Additions were built in 1860 and 1955. The front facade features a recessed porch flanked by two projections with pilasters.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Presbyterian Church of West Chester" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.
External links [edit]
- Official Website
- First Presbyterian Church, 130 West Miner Street, West Chester, Chester County, PA: 3 photos and 14 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
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- Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Presbyterian churches in Pennsylvania
- Religious buildings completed in 1832
- Greek Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings
- Churches in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- West Chester, Pennsylvania
- Chester County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
