First Presbyterian Church is a historic

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

church located at 34 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. It was originally built between 1812 and 1816; after a fire destroyed the structure in 1867, it was rebuilt in the same location between 1868 and 1873. It is a rectangular

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Gothic Revival style church. It has a slate gable roof and buttresses. It features arched openings and a central square bell tower with tall spire and embedded clocks on each side. ''Note:'' This includes The congregation officially formed in 1797, after having met since at least 1792. The building was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1982. File:Plaque on the side of the First Presbyterian Church of Plattsburgh, New York.JPG, Plaque on the side of the Church

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Presbyterian churches in New York (state) Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Gothic Revival church buildings in New York (state) 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States Churches in Clinton County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Clinton County, New York Churches completed in 1816 Plattsburgh, New York {{NewYork-church-stub