Franklin Street Presbyterian Church and Parsonage
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Franklin Street Presbyterian Church and Parsonage is a historic Presbyterian church
located at Baltimore
, Maryland
, United States
. The church is a rectangular Tudor Gothic
building dedicated in 1847, with an addition in 1865. The front features two 60 foot flanking octagonal towers are also crenelated and have louvered belfry
openings and stained glass Gothic-arched windows. The parsonage has walls of brick, heavy Tudor-Gothic window hoods, and battlements atop the roof and was built in 1857. This church was incorporated in 1844 by a group of men from the First Presbyterian Church
who felt the need for a new church in the fast-growing northern section of the city. In 1973, the two historic congregations reunited to form The First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church.
The church is no longer used by a Presbyterian congregation.
Franklin Street Presbyterian Church and Parsonage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1971.
Presbyterianism
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located at Baltimore
Baltimore
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, Maryland
Maryland
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, United States
United States
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. The church is a rectangular Tudor Gothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
building dedicated in 1847, with an addition in 1865. The front features two 60 foot flanking octagonal towers are also crenelated and have louvered belfry
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in...
openings and stained glass Gothic-arched windows. The parsonage has walls of brick, heavy Tudor-Gothic window hoods, and battlements atop the roof and was built in 1857. This church was incorporated in 1844 by a group of men from the First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church and Manse (Baltimore, Maryland)
First Presbyterian Church and Manse is a historic Presbyterian church located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The church is a rectangular brick building with a central tower flanked by protruding octagonal turrets at each corner...
who felt the need for a new church in the fast-growing northern section of the city. In 1973, the two historic congregations reunited to form The First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church.
The church is no longer used by a Presbyterian congregation.
Franklin Street Presbyterian Church and Parsonage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1971.
See also
- First Presbyterian Church and Manse (Baltimore, Maryland)First Presbyterian Church and Manse (Baltimore, Maryland)First Presbyterian Church and Manse is a historic Presbyterian church located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The church is a rectangular brick building with a central tower flanked by protruding octagonal turrets at each corner...
, the reunited sister congregation, also listed on the National Register of Historic Places
External links
- Franklin Street Presbyterian Church and Parsonage, Baltimore City, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
- The First and Franklin Presbyterian Church website