{"nrhp_refnum":"88001913","name":"First Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"410 W. Kaufman","address_restricted":false,"city":"Paris","county":"Lamar County","state":"TX","lat":33.661570780000034,"lon":-101.48517994299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-10-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Richardsonian Romanesque church at 410 W. Kaufman in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, built in 1892 by L.B. Volk & Son and W.R. Eubank.","why_significant":"The form calls it the premier local example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and the oldest remaining church structure in Paris. The congregation began as Old School Presbyterian Church, founded by Rev. John Anderson in 1861, and commissioned this building in 1892. Capt. J.M. Daniels is said to have helped design it.","narrative":"Built in 1892 at 410 W. Kaufman in Paris, Texas, this brick church follows a cruciform plan and is the city's leading local example of Richardsonian Romanesque design. Its features include an ashlar base, belt course and lintels, lateral gables with round-headed Belgian stained-glass windows, and a dominant four-story tower with round-headed vents under a bracketed cornice. A gabled, round-headed entry porch and a small cupola above the transept add to the composition. Inside are a vaulted ceiling, commemorative plaques, original pews, a communion table, a pulpit and an early organ. The congregation began as Old School Presbyterian Church, founded by Rev. John Anderson in 1861, and commissioned this building three decades later. L.B. Volk & Son and W.R. Eubank are named as architect and builder, and Capt. J.M. Daniels is said to have helped shape the design. It is the oldest remaining church structure in Paris and still serves as a church in a largely residential neighborhood.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"L.B. Volk & Son / W.R. Eubank","architectural_style":"Richardsonian Romanesque","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Physical condition is good; still used as a church. Alterations include plexiglass over the windows, a 1960 addition to the north, and removal of the south belvedere.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.144782-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/19/9698/40969819/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001913.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001913/c94edf27dc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001913/c94edf27dc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Dianna Markham","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church_Paris.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Dianna Markham</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_Paris.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969819","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_(Paris,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453616"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/lamar-county/first-presbyterian-church-88001913/"}