First Presbyterian Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

First Presbyterian Church, also known as the Calvary Temple Evangelical Church and St. Patrick's Priory Church, is a historic church at 946 Market Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1894, and is a two-story, brick and stone church building in a combined Romanesque / Gothic Revival style. It features a corner bell tower.[2]

First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church
Front of the church
First Presbyterian Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
First Presbyterian Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia)
First Presbyterian Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia) is located in the United States
First Presbyterian Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia)
Location946 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°16′8″N 81°33′16″W / 39.26889°N 81.55444°W / 39.26889; -81.55444
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1894
ArchitectCrapsey & Brown; Higgs, John S.
Architectural styleRomanesque, Gothic Revival
Part ofAvery Street Historic District (ID86000849)
MPSDowntown Parkersburg MRA
NRHP reference No.82001775[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] and it is a contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, which was designated and listed on the National Register in 1986.[3]

Since 2016, the church building has been home to St. Patrick's Priory Church, a congregation of the Missionary Diocese of All Saints in the Anglican Church in North America.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Eliza Smith, Christina Mann (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. ^ Michael J. Pauley (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Avery Street Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. p. 36. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  4. ^ Saulton, Jeff (March 16, 2017). "St. Patrick's Priory Church in Parkersburg to welcome new members". Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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