{"nrhp_refnum":"79003004","name":"First Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"410 NW 2nd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mineral Wells","county":"Palo Pinto County","state":"TX","lat":32.81143799400007,"lon":-98.11587472699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Presbyterian church at 410 NW Second Street in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas, completed in May 1909 by the local contracting firm Goodman, Murphy and Croft.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the oldest church building in Mineral Wells and a rare local example of early twentieth century Neo-Classical Revival architecture. Its octagonal dome makes it one of the most unusual buildings in the area. It also reflects the early religious development of a town that grew after its mineral waters drew visitors.","narrative":"Built in 1909, First Presbyterian Church at 410 NW Second Street is a two-story brick building in Mineral Wells. It follows a modified Greek Cross plan and is topped by an octagonal dome with dormers on each side, covered in metal shingles. Two entrances set at 45-degree angles sit beneath a pedimented portico, with stained glass transoms and fanlight windows framed in elaborate brickwork. The congregation was among the first organized after the town's founding in 1881, when visitors came for the mineral water. A frame church built in the 1890s burned in 1908, and local contractors Goodman, Murphy and Croft completed the replacement in May 1909. The nomination describes it as the oldest church building in the city and an unusual vernacular take on Neo-Classical Revival design, a style that faded quickly in town as Spanish Colonial Revival took hold. A 1937 choir addition and a 1960s Sunday School are the main changes.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Goodman, Murphy & Croft","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked occupied and in fair condition, and still used by its congregation; the nomination says the building has been virtually unaltered since 1909 apart from a 1937 east addition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.700388-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/46/9731/40973146/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/79003004.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003004/af2de990bb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003004/af2de990bb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Michael Barera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mineral_Wells_May_2017_09_(First_Presbyterian_Church).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Barera</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mineral_Wells_May_2017_09_(First_Presbyterian_Church).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973146","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_(Mineral_Wells,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453604"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/palo-pinto-county/first-presbyterian-church-79003004/"}