First Presbyterian Church of West Chester is a historic Presbyterian church located at 130 W. Miner Street in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was designed in 1832 by Thomas U. Walter, who later became the fourth Architect of the Capitol. The church is a stuccoed stone building measuring 75 feet long and 45 feet wide in the Greek Revival style. Additions were built in 1860 and 1955. The front facade features a recessed porch flanked by two projections with pilasters.[2]
First Presbyterian Church of West Chester | |
 First Presbyterian Church of West Chester, 1958 | |
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| Location | 130 W. Miner St., West Chester, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′26″N 75°36′23″W / 39.95722°N 75.60639°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1832 |
| Architect | Walter, Thomas U. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001111[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 27, 1972 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
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January 2010 -
Before 1923
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-10-31. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Presbyterian Church of West Chester" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to First Presbyterian Church of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
- Official website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1115, "First Presbyterian Church, 130 West Miner Street, West Chester, Chester County, PA", 3 photos, 13 data pages
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