First Presbyterian Church (Highlands, North Carolina)

The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 471 Main Street in Highlands, North Carolina. The single story wood-frame church was built in 1883–85, and occupies a prominent site in downtown Highlands, surrounded by a period picket fence. It is the oldest church in the city, and was built by Marion Wright, a local master builder. It is stylistically a vernacular interpretation of Italianate architecture, which is most prominent in its belfry tower, which features a flared roof with extended bracketed eaves.^[2]

First Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	471 Main St., Highlands, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°3′6″N 83°11′48″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1885
Architect	Wright, Marion; Parker, Thomas F.
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	96000925[1]
Added to NRHP	August 22, 1996

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[1]

Another view of the front of the church

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Macon County, North Carolina

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "NRHP nomination for First Presbyterian Church" (PDF). North Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2014-07-27.