First Presbyterian Church (Girard, Kansas)

The First Presbyterian Church, also known as First Christian Church, in Girard, Kansas is a historic church at 202 N. Summit. It was built in 1888 and added to the National Register in 2009.[1]

First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church (Girard, Kansas) is located in Kansas
First Presbyterian Church (Girard, Kansas)
First Presbyterian Church (Girard, Kansas) is located in the United States
First Presbyterian Church (Girard, Kansas)
Location202 N. Summit
Girard, Kansas
Coordinates37°30′51″N 94°50′36″W / 37.51417°N 94.84333°W / 37.51417; -94.84333
Arealess than one acre
Built1888
ArchitectCharles Miller; Joseph Thain
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.09000496[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 2009

The first building of the congregation was built in 1871, and was destroyed by a tornado in 1886. The present church, a two-story masonry structure, was completed in 1887.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "First Presbyterian Church, Girard". Kansas Historical Society.