The First Presbyterian Church in
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city coterminous with and the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the city's population was 322,570, making it the List of ...
is a historic church at 171 Market Street. The church was designed by the important Lexington architect
Cincinnatus Shryock
Cincinnatus Shryock (Lexington, Kentucky, 1816 – Lexington, 1888) was an American architect. A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Life and career
Shryock was born into a famous American archi ...
who was also an elder at First Church.
The original congregational name was the Mount Zion Church, founded in 1784, making it one of the oldest churches in Lexington, KY. The name was changed when they moved to the present day building in 1874.
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1974.
Architecture
Cincinnatus Shryock graduated college at Transylvania University, located in Lexington, KY.
His family is famous for their architecture in Kentucky. One of the most famous buildings done in his family was by Gideon of the Old State Capital building in Frankfort, KY.
The First Presbyterian Church has a gothic style with a large tower in the front made with a copper spire. It also includes stained glass throughout the tall tower and around the rest of the building. At the time it as created, it was an important piece of architecture in the Lexington skyline.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Kentucky
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Kentucky that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in all of Kentucky's 120 counties.
The locations of National Register properties and districts ...
References
External links
Official website
19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
Churches in Lexington, Kentucky
Gothic Revival church buildings in Kentucky
National Register of Historic Places in Lexington, Kentucky
Presbyterian churches in Kentucky
Churches completed in 1874
1874 establishments in Kentucky
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