The First Presbyterian Church in

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is a historic church at Washington and Broadway which was built in 1853. It was added to the

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in 1983. The First Presbyterian Church was founded in 1803. Its 1853 brick building, at the original site for the church, is the oldest church building in Glasgow, and one of few

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-style structures. It has

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, Gothic arches, a wood bell tower, and common bond brickwork. With .

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