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First Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tennessee)

Coordinates: 35°09′00″N 90°02′54″W / 35.14988°N 90.04847°W / 35.14988; -90.04847
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First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
First Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tennessee)
First Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tennessee) is located in the United States
First Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tennessee)
Location166 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°09′00″N 90°02′54″W / 35.14988°N 90.04847°W / 35.14988; -90.04847
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectEdward Culliatt Jones
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPSReligious Resources of Memphis, Shelby County, TN MPS
NRHP reference No.05000183[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2005

In 1832, the city of Memphis, Tennessee deeded the church a site at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Third Street (now called B.B. King). The present building was built in 1884[2] and was designed by architect Edward Culliatt Jones and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert W. Dye (3 August 2005). Memphis. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-0-7385-1834-3. Retrieved 30 May 2012.