First Presbyterian Church
Organized 1861 by the Rev. John Anderson. Odd Fellows Seminary and a downtown shop were sites of early worship. Congregation built first sanctuary in 1874. Architects for this church (built 1891) were L. B. Volk and Son. Contractor: W. R. Eubanks. Romanesque style building is of Carthage stone; has stained glass windows from Belgium. The auditorium, cruciform in plan, has a wooden, ribbed vault of beaded boards. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968
33.6599° N, 95.5603° W
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi NE First National Bank of Paris Paris
- 0.2 mi E The Paris Fire, 1916 Paris
- 0.2 mi NE Paris Paris
- 0.2 mi NE John James Culbertson Paris
- 0.3 mi W Sanitarium of Paris / McCuistion Community Hospital Paris
- 0.3 mi NE Lamar County, C. S. A. Paris