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First Presbyterian Church

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1885, 1892; 2013 renovated. 818 N. Main St.

The congregation was formed in Bonham in 1872 and acquired a building for worship two blocks south of the present site in 1885. In 1892, the wooden building was moved to its current location and was modified and enlarged to form a cruciform plan. An exceptional Gothic Revival church emerged from this reconfiguration, featuring a side bell tower that rises in three stages to a spire. Flared skirt roofs, ornamented gables, and brackets and modillions under the eaves add Queen Anne and classical features. The stained glass windows were installed in 1942 and a bell several years later.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

W. W. Brownlee House
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Sam Rayburn Library and Museum, Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
Fannin County Museum of History (Texas and Pacific Depot)

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "First Presbyterian Church", [Bonham, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-MC28.

Print Source

Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 127-127.

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