{"nrhp_refnum":"80001167","name":"First Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1100 1st Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.46688981600005,"lon":-84.99155735299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Romanesque church at 1100 1st Avenue in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, dedicated February 2, 1862, built of stucco over brick with a slate gable roof and two bell towers.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant in religion because it serves the oldest and most influential Presbyterian congregation in Columbus. In architecture, it is described as \"Lombardy Romanesque\" and, through its arches, corbelling, buttresses and spires, one of the outstanding downtown churches.","narrative":"First Presbyterian Church at 1100 1st Avenue in Columbus is a Romanesque church of stucco over brick with a slate gable roof. Its facade has two square bell towers flanking a three-bay central entrance with rounded arch doorways and windows, a corbelled gable, and buttressing. The sanctuary is a square space with pews arranged in a semicircle around the pulpit and choir loft, a rear balcony, white plaster walls and dark wood roof beams. The building was dedicated on February 2, 1862, at a cost of over $30,000, for a congregation about 150 years old that had used two earlier sanctuaries. A fire on November 29, 1891, caused serious damage, and the church reopened fully restored in February 1893. An entrance porch was added on the south side, and the well-known City Clock was placed on the main bell tower after the fire. Later additions include a 1952 chapel and a 1969 renovation. The church was listed for serving the city's oldest and most influential Presbyterian congregation and for its Lombardy Romanesque design, regarded as one of the outstanding downtown churches.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Col. Asa Bates (during construction of 1862 church)","architectural_style":"Romanesque (called \"Lombardy Romanesque\" by one authority)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Currently in use as a church.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.163858-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001167.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001167/e9cb37ed5a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001167/e9cb37ed5a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Miroatlanta","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church_(Columbus,_Georgia)_(524).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Miroatlanta</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church_(Columbus,_Georgia)_(524).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206466","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_(Columbus,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453554"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/first-presbyterian-church-80001167/"}