First Presbyterian Church (Highlands, North Carolina) Explained

First Presbyterian Church
Location:471 Main St., Highlands, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.0517°N -83.1967°W
Built:1885
Architect:Wright, Marion; Parker, Thomas F.
Architecture:Italianate
Added:August 22, 1996
Refnum:96000925

The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 471 Main Street in Highlands, North Carolina. The single story wood-frame church was built in 1883–85, and occupies a prominent site in downtown Highlands, surrounded by a period picket fence. It is the oldest church in the city, and was built by Marion Wright, a local master builder. It is stylistically a vernacular interpretation of Italianate architecture, which is most prominent in its belfry tower, which features a flared roof with extended bracketed eaves.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for First Presbyterian Church. North Carolina SHPO. 2014-07-27.