Northside Presbyterian Church

Northside Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 923 Mississippi Avenue in Chattanooga, Tennessee, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA.

Northside United Presbyterian
Northside Presbyterian Church
Northside Presbyterian Church is located in Tennessee
Northside Presbyterian Church
Northside Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Northside Presbyterian Church
Location923 Mississippi Ave., Chattanooga, Tennessee
Coordinates35°3′53″N 85°17′42″W / 35.06472°N 85.29500°W / 35.06472; -85.29500
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1916
ArchitectReuben Harrison Hunt
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSHunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County TR
NRHP reference No.80003820[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1980

The congregation was founded in 1886, and its first building was completed in 1888.[2]

The church's current Greek Revival building, completed in 1916 at a cost of $30,000,[2] was designed by Reuben Harrison Hunt. It is his only Greek Revival design in Chattanooga.[3] The building includes a church school annex added in 1926 and an education building added in 1958. In the 1960s, the sanctuary was remodeled.[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It underwent major renovations in the 1980s and 1990s.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "History". Northside Presbyterian Church. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Hunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County Thematic Resources". National Park Service. 1980.
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