First Presbyterian Church of West Chester is a historic

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located at 130 W. Miner Street in West Chester,

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. It was designed in 1832 by Thomas U. Walter, who later became the fourth

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. The church is a stuccoed stone building measuring 75 feet long and 45 feet wide in the

Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but a ...

style. Additions were built in 1860 and 1955. The front facade features a recessed porch flanked by two projections with pilasters. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

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in 1972. 1st_Presbyterian_Church_West_Chester_PA.JPG, January 2010 West Chester PA 1st Presby PHS637.jpg, Before 1923

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External links

Official Website

First Presbyterian Church, 130 West Miner Street, West Chester, Chester County, PA
3 photos and 14 data pages at

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Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Presbyterian churches in Pennsylvania Churches completed in 1832 Greek Revival church buildings in Pennsylvania 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States Churches in Chester County, Pennsylvania West Chester, Pennsylvania Thomas U. Walter church buildings National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania {{ChesterCountyPA-NRHP-stub