Second Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tennessee) (1952)

Second Presbyterian Church
Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee

The current home of the church, built in 1952
Second Presbyterian Church
35°07′24.5″N 89°55′37.8″W / 35.123472°N 89.927167°W / 35.123472; -89.927167Coordinates: 35°07′24.5″N 89°55′37.8″W / 35.123472°N 89.927167°W / 35.123472; -89.927167
Location 4055 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee
Country United States
Denomination Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States)
Previous denomination Presbyterian Church in the United States
Churchmanship Evangelical, Reformed
Membership 3287 (2013)
Weekly attendance 1940 (2013)[1]
Website 2pc.org
History
Founded 1844
Architecture
Architect(s) Harold E. Wagoner[2]
Completed 1952

Second Presbyterian Church of Memphis, Tennessee is a historic congregation, in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, located at 4055 Poplar Avenue.[3] Its former 1891 building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places but was sold by the congregation in 1952 when it moved to its current location.[4] The present building was designed by Harold E. Wagoner, and received the Second Award for Large Churches from the Church Architectural Guild of America .[5]

References

  1. "2013 Annual Statistical and Financial Reports" (PDF). Evangelical Presbyterian Church. September 1, 2014.
  2. American Architects Directory (PDF) (First ed.). R.R. Bowker. 1956.
  3. "History of Second". Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee.
  4. Church, Barbara Hume; Dalton, Robert E. (July 12, 1979). "Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  5. "News Announcement of New Fellows" (PDF). American Institute of Architects.


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