First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 716 College Avenue in
Racine, Wisconsin
Racine ( ) is a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River (Wisconsin), Root River, south of Milwaukee and north of Chicago. It is the List ...
, United States. It was built in 1852 and was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1973. It was designed by
Lucas Bradley
Lucas Bradley (1809–1889) was an American architect in Racine, Wisconsin.cornerstone
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was laid at 7th Street and College Avenue on May 6, 1851, and the finished building was dedicated June 10, 1852.
The building was designed in a
Greek Revival
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style by architect and church elder
Lucas Bradley
Lucas Bradley (1809–1889) was an American architect in Racine, Wisconsin.716 College Ave ', Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory,
Wisconsin Historical Society
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