Covenant First Presbyterian Church
National Register of Historic Places

Covenant First Presbyterian Church

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Listed
January 29, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
73001455

About this property

The Covenant First Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA) located at 717 Elm Street at Eighth Street and Garfield Place in Cincinnati, Ohio. Two churches, the First Presbyterian and Covenant Presbyterian merged in the 1933 to become the Covenant First Presbyterian Church. The first Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati was on the north side of Fourth Street near Main and was organized October 16, 1790.

Location

8th and Elm Sts.
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
39.10393, -84.51720

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 73001455. It was listed on January 29, 1973.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Battle of Fort Washington Skirmish 1792
1792Early Republic
0.3 mi
Covington-Newport Defense Crisis (September 1862)
1862Civil War
1.4 mi
Confederate Guerrillas at Covington (threatened)
1862Civil War
1.5 mi
Morgan's Raid – Southgate and Newport, Ohio Crossing
1863Civil War
1.9 mi
Turner and Fox Sites (Ohio Hopewell)
200Pre-Columbian
7.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Covenant First Presbyterian Church listed on the National Register?

Covenant First Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Covenant First Presbyterian Church?

Covenant First Presbyterian Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Covenant First Presbyterian Church?

The period of significance for Covenant First Presbyterian Church is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1790.

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