First Presbyterian Church (Cleveland, Tennessee)

First Presbyterian Church
Location 433 Ocoee St. NW, Cleveland, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°9′44″N 84°52′25″W / 35.16222°N 84.87361°W / 35.16222; -84.87361Coordinates: 35°9′44″N 84°52′25″W / 35.16222°N 84.87361°W / 35.16222; -84.87361
Area less than one acre
Built 1856
Architect John Cowan and James Cowan
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 86000396[1]
Added to NRHP March 13, 1986

First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 433 Ocoee Street NW in Cleveland, Tennessee. The First Presbyterian congregation is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Presbytery of East Tennessee.[2]

The church was built in 1856 and is the oldest extant church building in Cleveland. It was damaged by military activity during the American Civil War; some of the musket balls that were fired into the steeple are still embedded there.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "First Presbyterian Church website". Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places". Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2014.


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