Highland Park Presbyterian Church (Michigan)
Highland Park Presbyterian Church | |
Religious Structures of Woodward Ave. TR | |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002920[1] |
|---|---|
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 3, 1982 |
| Designated MSHS | August 12, 1983[2] |
The Park United Presbyterian Church is located at 14 Cortland Street (at the intersection with
History
The Highland Park Presbyterian Church was established in 1893 as a mission church of the First Presbyterian Church of Detroit. Three years later a small chapel was built on the site of the present church.[2] However, the congregation grew to over two hundred members, and the present building was constructed from 1910 to 1911.[2] In 1972, the Highland Park Presbyterian Church merged with the nearby Palmer Park Presbyterian Church to form the Park United Presbyterian Church. The merged congregations met in the Highland Park building.[4]
Architecture
The church is 110 feet long and 85 feet wide, and is constructed in a Tudor Gothic style from red brick with limestone trim and red terra cotta roof tiles.[2] The main section of the church contains an oversized stained-glass window and a square, buttressed, flat-roofed, corner tower with a louvered belfry is located on the south side. A gabled wooden porch covers the entrance. Set back from the main block is the gabled educational wing. A parsonage, built in 1905, sits behind the church on Cortland Street.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f Highland Park Presbyterian Church Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine from the state of Michigan
- ^ "Churches in Wayne County". Presbytery of Detroit. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ISBN 9781625853196
External links
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