Northside Presbyterian Church

Northside United Presbyterian

Northside Presbyterian Church
Location 923 Mississippi Ave., Chattanooga, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°3′53″N 85°17′42″W / 35.06472°N 85.29500°W / 35.06472; -85.29500Coordinates: 35°3′53″N 85°17′42″W / 35.06472°N 85.29500°W / 35.06472; -85.29500
Area 2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built 1916
Architect Reuben Harrison Hunt
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Hunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County TR
NRHP Reference # 80003820[1]
Added to NRHP September 15, 1980

Northside Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 923 Mississippi Avenue in Chattanooga, Tennessee, affiliated with Presbyterian Church USA.

The congregation was founded in 1886, and its first building was completed in 1888.[2]

The church's current Greek Revival building, completed in 1916 at a cost of $30,000,[2] was designed by Reuben Harrison Hunt. It is his only Greek Revival design in Chattanooga.[3] The building includes a church school annex added in 1926 and an education building added in 1958. In the 1960s, the sanctuary was remodeled.[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It underwent major renovations in the 1980s and 1990s.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "History". Northside Presbyterian Church. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Hunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County Thematic Resources" (PDF). National Park Service. 1980.


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