First Cumberland Presbyterian Church--McKenzie | |
Location | 647 Stonewall Street North
[Note 1] McKenzie, Tennessee United States |
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Coordinates | 36°8′0″N 88°31′13″W / 36.13333°N 88.52028°W |
Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
Built | 1888 |
Architect | McDonald Bros. |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 93000476 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 17, 1993 |
The First Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a historic Cumberland Presbyterian church building in McKenzie, Tennessee, United States, that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]
The church is located at 647 Stonewall Street North [Note 1] in central McKenzie, among several other church buildings, including a First Presbyterian Church, a First Baptist Church, and a First United Methodist Church . [2]
The congregation was organized in 1867 as the "Bethlehem Congregation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at McKenzie, Tennessee." [3] It moved into its first permanent building in 1873. [4] In 1889 the congregation adopted the name "McKenzie Cumberland Presbyterian Church". The 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m2) Gothic building on Stonewall Street was built over the five-year period 1887 to 1892 at a cost of $8,000. [3] It stood out in the community for its architecture, including a tall steeple over a high- vaulted slate roof, as well as its art glass windows. [3]
In 1998 the congregation began a building project that culminated in 2002 with its relocation to a new 21,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) church at 16835 Highland Drive. [3] [4] Some of the old church's furnishings were to be moved to the new building, [3] and its stained glass windows were placed in storage in preparation for their installation in the new church, which was expected to be done in 2014. [5]
The former church building is now utilized by the Nursing Program of Bethel University. [2]