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First Presbyterian Church

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1890, James P. Bailey. 252 College Ave.
  • (Photograph by Matthew Aungst)

James Bailey practiced architecture in the area from the 1870s through 1900, and designed Old Main at Geneva College in Beaver Falls ( BE29), as well as the Butler County Courthouse of 1886 ( BU1). From the rhythm of the arches and the design of the square corner tower to the foliated capitals, his design for this gray, rock-faced sandstone church recalls H. H. Richardson's Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail in Pittsburgh ( AL1). Sculptural ornament in foliate and geometric patterns is integral to the design. A large educational wing north of the church is executed in stone in a compatible style.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Lu Donnelly et al.
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What's Nearby

Fort McIntosh Club (Riley Taylor House)
Residential District
Beaver County Courthouse
Roman Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Beaver County Emergency Response Center and Beaver Area Heritage Museum (Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad [P&LE] Passenger and Freight Depots)

Citation

Lu Donnelly et al., "First Presbyterian Church", [Beaver, Pennsylvania], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/PA-01-BE5.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of PA vol 1

Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, Lu Donnelly, H. David Brumble IV, and Franklin Toker. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2010, 136-136.

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