First Presbyterian Church (Eutaw, Alabama)


First Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
First Presbyterian Church in 2010
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Location	Main Street and Wilson Avenue Eutaw, Alabama, United States
Coordinates	32°50′28″N 87°53′26″W / 32.84111°N 87.89056°W / 32.84111; -87.89056Coordinates: 32°50′28″N 87°53′26″W / 32.84111°N 87.89056°W / 32.84111; -87.89056
Built	1851
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	74000411^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 16, 1974

The First Presbyterian Church is a historic Greek Revival church building in Eutaw, Alabama. The two-story frame structure was built for the local Presbyterian congregation in 1851 by David R. Anthony. Anthony was a local contractor who constructed many of Eutaw's antebellum buildings. The congregation was organized by the Tuscaloosa Presbytery in 1824 as the Mesopotamia Presbyterian Church. John H. Gray served as the first minister from 1826 until 1836.^[2] The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 16, 1974, due to its architectural and historical significance.^[1] The church is a member of the Presbyterian Church in America.^[3]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Walking and Driving Guide to Historic Eutaw Alabama". Greene County Historic Society. Magnolias and Peaches website. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
↑ http://pcahistory.org/churches/alabama.html

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-252, "First Presbyterian Church, Main Street & Wilson Avenue, Eutaw, Greene County, AL", 10 photos, 2 data pages

National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, Alabama

Historic districts	Greene County Courthouse Square District

Other properties	David Rinehart Anthony House Boligee Hill Gustave Braune House Capt. Nathan Carpenter House Samuel W. Cockrell House John Coleman House Coleman-Banks House Attoway R. Davis Home John W. Elliott House First Presbyterian Church Glenville Rev. John H. Gray House Greene County Courthouse Benjamin D. Gullett House Stephen Fowler Hale House William C. Jones House Kirkwood Dr. Willis Meriwether House Samuel R. Murphy House William Perkins House William F. Pierce House Littleberry Pippen House Edwin Reese House William A. Rogers House Rosemount St. John's-In-The-Prairie Phillip Schoppert House Thornhill Iredell P. Vaughn House William Peter Webb House Asa White House William B. Willis House Catlin Wilson House Daniel R. Wright House

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Greene County, Alabama and List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama

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