First United Presbyterian Church | |
Location in Colorado Location in United States | |
Location | 130 S. 4th St., Sterling, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 40°37′25″N 103°12′37″W / 40.62361°N 103.21028°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1919 |
Architect | J.C. Fulton |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 82002304[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 3, 1982 |
The First United Presbyterian Church in Sterling, Colorado is a historic church at 130 S. 4th Street. Its present building was built in 1919 and was added to the National Register in 1982.[1]
It has a monumental two-story portico with four fluted, Ionic columns. The portico is flanked by engaged brick pilasters and is topped by a cornice-boxed pediment.[2]
The church was first organized in 1878, in a sod schoolhouse in a homestead colony about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Sterling.[2]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 1 2 Robert H. McCaffree (November 20, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First United Presbyterian Church / First Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved August 30, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1979
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