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First Presbyterian Church (Lapwai, Idaho)

Coordinates: 46°24′13″N 116°48′12″W / 46.403477°N 116.803465°W / 46.403477; -116.803465
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First Presbyterian Church
Photograph of the First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church in 2015
First Presbyterian Church (Lapwai, Idaho) is located in Idaho
First Presbyterian Church (Lapwai, Idaho)
First Presbyterian Church (Lapwai, Idaho) is located in the United States
First Presbyterian Church (Lapwai, Idaho)
LocationLocust Avenue and 1st Street East
Lapwai, Idaho
Coordinates46°24′13″N 116°48′12″W / 46.403477°N 116.803465°W / 46.403477; -116.803465
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
ArchitectJ.H. Nave
NRHP reference No.80001332[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1980

The First Presbyterian Church at Locust and 1st Street, East in Lapwai, Idaho is a historic Presbyterian church built in 1909. It was added to the National Register in 1980.[1]

Its importance was described in its NRHP nomination:

The Lapwai First Presbyterian Church is architecturally and historically significant as a design of the well-known Lewiston architect J. H. Nave and as an important architectural symbol of organized Christianity in this Nez Perce Indian town. It is perhaps the best early building extant in present-day Lapwai. It is certainly the only early building in the town to substantially retain not only its original form but its original use, as Presbyterian services are still held there. It is a fine example of the efforts of a small congregation to house itself in a modest but stylish structure.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Lisa B. Reitzes (January 2, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2017. With two photos, from pre-1930 and 1979.