The First Presbyterian Church in McMinnville, Tennessee (constructed between 1872 and 1876) was nominated and deemed eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under criterion C as a significant local example of vernacular Gothic Revival architecture. The Gothic Revival style was popular in the United States from approximately 1840-1880. Gothic Revival architecture is defined by a pitched roof with an emphasis on verticality, which Augustus Pugin in his explanation on Gothic Revival architecture in churches in 1843, described as an expression of the resurrection through architecture. The style in churches was largely marked by arched windows and center steeples. First Presbyterian Church has representations each of these with the center steeple facade and arched windows that are on both the west and east sides of the building. Above the door is an original concrete plaque in the shape of a shield with the words "C.P. Church Erected AD MDCCCLXXII Dobson and Williamson", which identifies the architects for the church. Within the church building, the Henry Pilcher and Sons organ with approximately 600 pipes & seven stops and dated 1897, is still in perfect working condition. The organ is significant in music and is listed with the Organ Historical Society as an important historical organ. And it is also on the roll of historic pipe organs of the United States.
The First Presbyterian Church represents the best example of vernacular Gothic Revival architecture and is one of the oldest churches in McMinnville and Warren County, Tennessee. It was added to the NRHP on September 13, 1995. All the information above and much more can be found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=60e0aec2-7313-...
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