First Presbyterian Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

First Presbyterian Church, also known as the Calvary Temple Evangelical Church, is a historic church at 946 Market Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1894, and is a two-story, brick and stone church building in a combined Romanesque / Gothic Revival style. It features a corner bell tower.[2]

First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Front of the church
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Location	946 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°16′8″N 81°33′16″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1894
Architect	Crapsey & Brown; Higgs, John S.
Architectural style	Romanesque, Gothic Revival
Part of	Avery Street Historic District (ID86000849)
MPS	Downtown Parkersburg MRA
NRHP reference No.	82001775[1]
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] and it is a contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, which was designated and listed on the National Register in 1986.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Eliza Smith, Christina Mann (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
3. Michael J. Pauley (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Avery Street Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. p. 36. Retrieved 2012-11-04.