First Presbyterian Church (Detroit, Michigan)

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First Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
First Presbyterian Church seen from across Woodward
Location:	Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates:	42°20′38.89″N 83°3′18.95″W / 42.3441361, -83.0552639Coordinates: 42°20′38.89″N 83°3′18.95″W / 42.3441361, -83.0552639
Built/Founded:	1889
Architect:	George D. Mason
Architectural style(s):	Romanesque
Added to NRHP:	December 19, 1979
NRHP Reference#:	79001174[1]
Governing body:	Private

The Ecumenical Theological Seminary is located at 2930 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was built in 1889 as the First Presbyterian Church

[edit] Architecture ^[2]

George D. Mason modeled the First Presbyterian Church after Henry Hobson Richardson's Trinity Church in Boston. The church is made from rough-cut red sandstone, with the floorplan in the shape of a Greek cross. Masonry arches support a red sandstone tower with a slate roof with turrets at each corner. The stained glass windows of the church are exceptional, with many of Tiffany glass.

When Woodward was widened in 1936, the elaborately-carved entrance porch was moved from the Woodward facade to the Edmund Place side.

A State of Michigan historical marker now marks this church.^[3]

[edit] Current Use

The building is currectly used as the Ecumenical Theological Seminary. The Seminary was founded in 1980 (as the Ecumenical Theological Center)^[4] In 1992, the program leased the First Presbyterian Church for use as a seminary; in 2002 the Presbytery of Detroit gave the Ecumenical Theological Seminary the building, land and endowments of the Church.^[4]

[edit] External Links

• Ecumenical Theological Seminary

[edit] References

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