The Greensboro History Museum, consisting of the former

First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located in the Fisher Park Historic District of Greensboro, North Carolina. History First Presbyterian Church was founded in 1824 and was the first chartered Presbyterian church in th ...

and Smith Memorial Building, is a historic

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building located at 130 Summit Ave. in

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. The former Presbyterian church was built in 1892 on the site of a former

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hospital, and is a

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style brick building with a cross gable roof and tower. The semi-circular, 11 bay, Smith Memorial Building was built in 1903. It features four octagonal sides and a tower. The memorial building was designed by the architect

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(1870-1938). The church and memorial building were connected and the older structures modified and renovated in 1938. Also located on the property is the First Presbyterian Church cemetery, established in 1831, after the first church was built on land that was donated by Jesse H. Lindsay. The church vacated the property in 1929, and in 1937-1938 it was renovated and enlarged as the Richardson Civic Center and donated to the city of Greensboro. It subsequently housed the Greensboro Public Library, the Greensboro Historical Museum, and the Greensboro Art Center. The historic building functions as one part of the current, larger Greenboro History Museum. It was listed on the

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in 1985.

Notable burials

* Attorney and justice

Robert P. Dick Robert Paine Dick (October 5, 1823 – September 12, 1898) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Education and career Born on October 5, 1823, in Greensboro, North C ...

(1823-1898) * Representative and Confederate senator

John Adams Gilmer John Adams Gilmer (November 4, 1805 – May 4, 1868) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Gilmer was born in Guilford County, North Carolina near Greensboro. His parents were Robert Shaw Gilmer and Anne Forbes. He was the br ...

(1805-1868) * North Carolina Governor

John Motley Morehead John Motley Morehead (July 4, 1796 – August 27, 1866) was an American lawyer and politician who became the 29th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina (1841 to 1845). He became known as "the Father of Modern North Carolina." Early and ...

(1796-1866)

Gallery

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References

External links

Greensboro History.org Official web site
American Civil War hospitals Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Romanesque Revival architecture in North Carolina Churches completed in 1892 1812 establishments in North Carolina Museums in Greensboro, North Carolina History museums in North Carolina Churches in Greensboro, North Carolina North Carolina in the American Civil War Former Presbyterian churches in the United States Former churches in North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Guilford County, North Carolina Museums on the National Register of Historic Places {{NorthCarolina-museum-stub