First Presbyterian Church (San Angelo, Texas)
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| Location | San Angelo, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 31°27′51″N 100°26′30″W / 31.46417°N 100.44167°W |
| Architectural style | Eclectic |
| MPS | San Angelo MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002604 |
| RTHL No. | 88002604 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 25 November 1988 |
| Designated RTHL | 25 November 1988 |
First Presbyterian is a historic Presbyterian church in San Angelo, Texas. It was built in 1906 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, part of the San Angelo Multiple Resources Area. The building is also a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Preservation
The First Presbyterian Church of San Angelo was organized in a meeting chaired by Presbyterian missionary J.H. Zivley on 1 February 1885.[1][2] The congregation's first years were fruitful; in 1887, it purchased three lots on Irving Street for $500 (equivalent to $17,498 in 2024). On that site, they commissioned local architect Oscar Ruffini to build a church for $1,100 (equivalent to $38,496 in 2024).[1]
A sanctuary and school were commissioned in 1906 from the L.B. Valk Architectural Company.[3] The work was completed in 1908 at a cost of $40,000 (equivalent to $1,399,852 in 2024).[1] The tower was reduced in height from 1925 to 1956.[4]
The church was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places by the state of Texas on 4 October 1988. The nomination was accepted on 25 November 1988, and First Presbyterian was made the 14th property in the San Angelo Multiple Resources Area.[5]
