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Welcome to the Kansas Historic Resources Inventory (KHRI) database! The KHRI is administered by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) at the Kansas Historical Society (KSHS) and is a searchable inventory of the state's surveyed historic properties. This interactive database is intended to serve as an education and reference tool for preservation professionals and the general public, whether registered or non-registered users.
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Surveying is the process of identifying and gathering data on historic resources. It includes recording basic physical and historical information about a property, photographing it, and drawing a site plan. In other words, survey is a means of documenting historic resources and does not automatically result in the listing of a property in the National Register of Historic Places or Register of Historic Kansas Places. For more information on surveying, click here.

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035-435
First Presbyterian Church
321 S 1ST ST
Arkansas City

LOCATION:
County:Cowley
Address: 321 S 1ST ST
Address Remarks:
City:Arkansas City
Zip:67005 - 2860
Parcel ID:307-25-0-40-29-006.00-0
Legal Description:
Legal Description Remarks:ARKANSAS CITY, BLOCK 88, Lot 15 - 24
Latitude, Longitude 1:37.058994 -97.040701
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Datum:WGS84
DESCRIPTION:
Historic Name:First Presbyterian Church
Alternate Name:
Historic Function:Religion
Subcategory:Religious Facility
Historic Function Remarks:The First Presbyterian Church was constructed in 1913 and remains through present day.
Present Function:Religion
Subcategory:Religious Facility
Present Function Remarks:First Presbyterian Church
Residential/Commercial/Religious Style:Greek Revival
Secondary Style:
Barn Type:Not Applicable
Bridge Type:Not Applicable
Landscape Type:Not Applicable
Physical Description/Remarks:The building get this style classification from its temple front with classic Ionic columns supporting a plain entablature with a low-pitched pediment. The original 1913 building is pale yellow brick with stone detailing with a dome. A 1954 Chapel and Educational Building connected by a one-story wing with a flat roof extends to the north and is also constructed of blond brick with stone detailing.
Plan Form:Irregular
Commercial Building Type:Temple Front
Roof Form:Dome
Stories:2 1/2
Condition:Good
Principal Material:Brick
Condition Remarks:
Architect/Designer/Builder:Unknown
Year of Construction:1913
Certainty:Documented
Date Notes:Date stone on Entablature of building. North addition has cornerstone documenting date of 1954 addition.
General Remarks:
Ancillary Structures: Shed , None
Ancillary Structure Remarks:Freestanding storage shed at NW corner of site
OWNER:
Name:First Presbyterian Church Trustees
Address: Arkansas City KS 67005 - 0815
Address Remarks:PO BOX 815
REGISTER STATUS:
Listed in State Register:No
Date of State Listing:
Listed in National Register:No
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Demolished:
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Potentially Eligible for National Register: Yes
Register Status Remarks:
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National Historic Landmark:   
SURVEY INFORMATION:
Survey 1
Survey Project Name:Arkansas City - Resurvey of Commercial Center Historic District and Adjacent Area (HPF2018)
Sequence Number:141
Surveyed By:Spencer Preservation
Survey Date:12/11/2017
RECORD REVIEW:
Reviewed By:Amanda Loughlin
Review Status:Approved
IMAGES & DOCUMENTS:
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First Presbyterian Church. 321 S. 1st. Front/East and south facades. 12-11-2017. B. Spencer
First Presbyterian Church. 321 S. 1st. Front/East Facade with 1954 addition on right (N). 12-11-2017. B. Spencer
First Presbyterian Church. 321 S. 1st. 1954 addition at north end of east facade. 12-11-2017. B. Spencer
First Presbyterian Church. 321 S. 1st. Site from NW corner looking S along alley on W. 12-11-2017. B. Spencer
First Presbyterian Church. 321 S. 1st. West facade looking S in alley. 12-11-2017. B. Spencer

First Presbyterian Church. 321 S. 1st. Postcard View. Pictorial Historic of Cowley County, Vol II, scanned by CC Historical Museum.
First Presbyterian Church. 321 S. 1st. Historic View. A Pictorial History of Cowley County scanned by CC Historical Museum
 First Presbyterian Church. 321 S. 1st. Siteplan. 2017. City of Arkansas City
   

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