First Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, North Carolina)

First Presbyterian Church
Basic information
Location 112 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Geographic coordinates 35°46′46″N 78°38′25″W / 35.7794°N 78.6404°W / 35.7794; -78.6404Coordinates: 35°46′46″N 78°38′25″W / 35.7794°N 78.6404°W / 35.7794; -78.6404
Affiliation Presbyterian Church (USA)
District Presbytery of New Hope
Status Active
Leadership Dr. Ed McLeod, Sr. Pastor
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
Completed 1900 (current church)

First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at the corner of Morgan and Salisbury Streets in downtown Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

The church was established in a meeting of Presbyterians at the North Carolina State House (predecessor of the North Carolina State Capitol) on Jan. 21, 1816. The congregation purchased land at the present location and erected a brick church building that opened its doors on February 7, 1818. The church served as the site for the North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835 and as the meeting place for the North Carolina Supreme Court for several years.[1]

That original structure was torn down and a new church building completed in 1900. It was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by architect A.G. Bauer and has been extensively remodeled twice, in 1955 and 2012.[2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ NC Historical Marker
  2. ↑ Walter Magazine
  3. ↑ History of First Presbyterian Church


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