First Presbyterian Church (Valdosta, Georgia) Explained

First Presbyterian Church
Location:313 N. Patterson St., Valdosta, Georgia
Coordinates:30.8342°N -83.2694°W
Built:1910
Architect:Butt & Morris
Builder:Shaw, M.E.
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:November 2, 1987
Refnum:87001912

The First Presbyterian Church in Valdosta, Georgia is a historic Presbyterian church that was built in 1910. It is located at 313 N. Patterson Street.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

It is the only Classical Revival-style church in Valdosta and was designed by Atlanta architects James W. Butt (d. 1914) and Marshall F. Morris (d. 1921). The church's front facade, on Patterson Street, has a portico with six Corinthian columns, with dentils and modillions in its cornice and pediment, and decorative terra cotta in the tympanum. It also has two pedimented cross-gabled pavilions with dentils and modillions on its Magnolia Street facade.[1]

Butt & Norris also designed the Thomas P. Arnold House in Palmetto, Georgia, which also is NRHP-listed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87001912}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Presbyterian Church ]. National Park Service. Catherine Wilson-Martin . July 6, 1987 . March 10, 2017 . with