{"nrhp_refnum":"82001300","name":"First Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"200 W. Trade St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlotte","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"NC","lat":35.229127310000024,"lon":-80.84374758299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival church complex at 200 W. Trade Street in downtown Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, occupying an entire city block with auxiliary buildings and a lawn enclosed by an ironwork fence. The second church on the site was erected in 1857, and the complex grew through building programs in 1883-1884, 1894-1895, 1916-1917, 1952 and 1960-1961.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a monument of Presbyterianism in Charlotte and a strong example of the lasting use of the Gothic Revival style for church architecture. It is described as the oldest of Charlotte's city churches and the mother church of many congregations later organized in the city. Its associations with the Jackson and Morrison families, the 1825 Mecklenburg Declaration anniversary, and 1918 military events are also cited.","narrative":"Set on an entire city block in downtown Charlotte, this Gothic Revival church complex on West Trade Street was built in stages from 1857 onward. The second church on the site, erected in 1857 at a cost of about $13,000, was designed by Sidney Reading, who was praised by the congregation for his skill. Its stucco-covered brick walls were painted to resemble cut stone. Major rebuilding in 1894-1895 under S. Munch and John Hill produced the sanctuary seen today, with its beaded-board wainscot, a ceiling of four-center-arched ribs, and three large gas and electric chandeliers. The church is regarded as the oldest of Charlotte's city churches and the mother of many later congregations. It is also tied to the Morrison and Jackson families, to a military-honors funeral in 1889, and to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, which met there in 1864, 1897, 1920 and 1958.","period_of_significance":"1857-1961","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Still used by the congregation; houses a Child Development Center and office space for other organizations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.079079-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/30/7213/47721330/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82001300.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001300/b112eaf076-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001300/b112eaf076-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Dmadeo","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church,_Charlotte,_NC.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Dmadeo</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,_Charlotte,_NC.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721330","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453546"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/first-presbyterian-church-82001300/"}