First Presbyterian Church | |
Location: | 433 Ocoee St. NW, Cleveland, Tennessee |
Coordinates: | 35.1622°N -84.8736°W |
Built: | 1856 |
Architect: | John Cowan and James Cowan |
Architecture: | Greek Revival |
Added: | March 13, 1986 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 86000396 |
First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 433 Ocoee Street NW in Cleveland, Tennessee. The First Presbyterian congregation is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Presbytery of East Tennessee.[1]
The church was built in 1856 and is the oldest extant church building in Cleveland. It was damaged by military activity during the American Civil War; some of the musket balls that were fired into the steeple are still embedded there.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.