First Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tennessee)

First Presbyterian Church
Location166 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°09′00″N 90°02′54″W / 35.14988°N 90.04847°W / 35.14988; -90.04847
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectEdward Culliatt Jones
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPSReligious Resources of Memphis, Shelby County, TN MPS
NRHP reference No.05000183[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2005

In 1832, the city of Memphis, Tennessee deeded the church a site at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Third Street (now called B.B. King). The present building was built in 1884[2] and was designed by architect Edward Culliatt Jones and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert W. Dye (August 3, 2005). Memphis. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-0-7385-1834-3. Retrieved May 30, 2012.