{"nrhp_refnum":"91001649","name":"Central Presbyterian Church","other_names":["First Presbyterian Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1100 Harrison St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Amarillo","county":"Potter County","state":"TX","lat":35.20292421500005,"lon":-101.84095547199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-11-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story limestone and stucco church complex at 1100 Harrison Street (11th and South Harrison) in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, built in 1926 in a U-shaped plan around a courtyard. It was designed by the Kansas City firm Shepard and Wiser.","why_significant":"The church is argued to be one of the best examples of Gothic Revival architecture in Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle, meeting Criterion C at the local level. It is also an important local landmark in the Plemons Addition, an old neighborhood compromised by later development. Its design fits the residential surroundings, and the 1961-62 chapel replacement of the manse did not harm its integrity.","narrative":"Central Presbyterian Church is a limestone and stucco church complex at 11th and South Harrison streets in Amarillo, Texas. Completed in the late 1920s from designs by the Kansas City firm Shepard and Wiser, it wraps three wings around a courtyard: a sanctuary, an office and education wing, and a chapel that replaced the original manse in 1961-62. Gothic Revival details include lancet arches, flying buttresses, crocket spires and a tall octagonal bell tower, while half-timbering and stucco add Tudor character. The congregation, organized in 1890, had moved twice before building here during Amarillo's oil and gas boom of the 1920s. The church was recognized for its architecture, ranking among the best Gothic Revival buildings in Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle. It also serves as a local landmark in the Plemons Addition, an older neighborhood changed by highway and commercial development. A 1962 education building across the alley is not part of the listed property.","period_of_significance":"1926","architect_builder":"Shepard and Wiser (architects); Mont J. Green of Manhattan, Kansas (contractor)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Late Gothic Revival/Tudor Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in religious use; the 1961-62 alterations replaced the manse with a chapel, and the 1962 Christian Education Building across the alley is excluded from the nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.89302-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/86/9731/40973186/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/91001649.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001649/6acf476a30-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001649/6acf476a30-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amarillo_TX_Central_Presby_PHS1076.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amarillo_TX_Central_Presby_PHS1076.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973186","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Presbyterian_Church_(Amarillo,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14710397"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/potter-county/central-presbyterian-church-91001649/"}