Second Presbyterian Church (Columbus, Ohio) Explained

Second Presbyterian Church
Location:132 S. Third St., Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates:39.9594°N -82.9972°W
Built:1857
Architect:Sidney Stone
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:January 11, 1983
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:83001972
Designated Other1:Columbus
Designated Other1 Abbr:CRHP
Designated Other1 Date:June 7, 1982
Designated Other1 Number:CR-5
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

Second Presbyterian Church (also known as Central Presbyterian Church) is a historic church building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was built in 1857 in a Romanesque style and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It closed on November, 2011.[1] The site was previously the location of the first public school in Columbus, built in 1826.[2]

The building was acquired by Columbus Association for the Performing Arts in 2013, and is being repurposed as a performance venue. CAPA CEO William Conner Jr. said the church building is "acoustically near perfect".[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Downtown is losing historic church. Heagney. Meredith. October 12, 2011. dead. The Columbus Dispatch. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513214815/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/10/12/downtown-is-losing-historic-church.html. May 13, 2021.
  2. News: Highlights of Columbus History. The Columbus Dispatch. 154. October 14, 1962. October 23, 2021.
  3. News: Ball . Brian R. . June 10, 2013 . CAPA sets eyes on newly purchased Central Presbyterian church building as concert hall . Columbus Business First . April 23, 2022.