First Presbyterian Church (Cass City, Michigan)

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First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church Cass City.jpg
The church in May, 2016
First Presbyterian Church (Cass City, Michigan) is located in Michigan
First Presbyterian Church (Cass City, Michigan)
Location6505 Church St.
Cass City, Michigan
Coordinates43°36′8″N 83°10′28″W / 43.60222°N 83.17444°W / 43.60222; -83.17444Coordinates: 43°36′8″N 83°10′28″W / 43.60222°N 83.17444°W / 43.60222; -83.17444
Arealess than one acre
Built1906 (1906)
Built byI. K. Hall
Architectural styleAuditorium church
NRHP reference No.06001029[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 2006
Designated MSHS2009

The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 6505 Church Street in Cass City, Michigan. It was built in 1907 and added to the National Register in 2006.[1]

History[]

Cass City's First Presbyterian Church was organized in 1877, and initially held services in a small one-room schoolhouse. However, by March 1878 enough funds had been raised to begin work on a new building, located at this site. The new building, a wooden Gothic Revival structure, was dedicated in October 1878. In 1906, the original building was enlarged and reconstructed to make the church in its present form. The 1878 building was raised slightly and a basement constructed underneath, and the frame and roof structure was retained to serve as the basis for the new church's rear section. A new front section and bell tower were constructed at the same time, and the new church was dedicated in early 1907. Around the same time, the church purchased an 1865 Henry Erben tracker organ, originally built for the First Presbyterian Church of Pontiac.[2]

The church building continues to serve as the home of the First Presbyterian Church. Updates and restoration of the building have occurred in the 2000s.[3]

Description[]

The First Presbyterian Church is a T-shaped, cross-gable-roof auditorium church with a square-plan tower. Window openings are a combination of round and pointed-arch styles. The basement is largely above ground level, and is faced with brownish rock-face concrete block, while the upper portion is faced with buff-hued brick. The entrance is through the tower, at the head or a flight of stairs.[2]

On the interior, a small narthex is in the tower, and a set of double doors lead to the auditorium. The floor of the auditorium slopes gently. The curved pews are set into three sections separated by aisles, ad facing a raised pulpit in one corner. A broad opening leads to a separate room, known as the annex. A series of stained and art glass windows installed as part of the 1906-07 reconstruction are installed in the windows.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Robert O. Christensen (May 2006), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: First Presbyterian Church
  3. ^ "About Us". First Presbyterian Church of Cass City. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

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