First Congregational Church and Parish House
National Register of Historic Places

First Congregational Church and Parish House

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Listed
July 20, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80003862

About this property

The First Congregational Church and Parish House, now the Holy Covenant Church, in Memphis, Tennessee are a historic church and parish house on a single lot at 234 S. Watkins Street. The Georgian Revival-style church is a high one-story church which was built in 1910. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was deemed "significant both as a fine example of the Georgian Revival style and as the work of prominent Memphis architect Walk Claridge Jones, Sr. A regional leader in the profession, Jones abhorred modem architecture, preferring instead a simplified classical style. The First Congregational Church, with its Ionic portico, rectangular plan and symmetrical fenestration, illustrates this philosophy."

Location

234 S. Watkins St.
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
35.13531, -90.01515

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Memphis Raid by Forrest
1864Civil War
2 mi
Naval Battle of Memphis
1862Civil War
2.1 mi

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When was First Congregational Church and Parish House listed on the National Register?

First Congregational Church and Parish House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 20, 1980.

What type of historic resource is First Congregational Church and Parish House?

First Congregational Church and Parish House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for First Congregational Church and Parish House is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1910.

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