First Presbyterian Church (Batavia, New York)

Batavia First Presbyterian
A light gray stone building seen from across a street with a pointed roof in the middle, a tower on the left and two sets of pointed-arch red doors in the center and right. A banner on the left of the center door says "Celebration" in vertical type
North elevation and west profile of original church, 2009
Religion
AffiliationPresbyterian
LeadershipPastor Roula Alkhouri
Location
LocationBatavia, NY, USA
Geographic coordinates42°59′47″N 78°10′44″W / 42.99639°N 78.17889°W / 42.99639; -78.17889
Architecture
StyleGothic Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Groundbreaking1854
Completed1855
Construction cost$35,000[1]
Specifications
Direction of façadenorth
Materialsstone
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 2004
NRHP Reference no.04001339[2]
Website
First Presbyterian Church of Batavia, N.Y.

The First Presbyterian Church in Batavia, New York, United States, is located at East Main (New York state routes 5 and 33) and Liberty streets. It is a joined complex of several buildings. The main one, the church's sanctuary, is a limestone Gothic Revival structure built in the mid-19th century. Its congregation was the first church to be organized in Batavia,[1] albeit as a Congregationalist group at that time.

Over the next century various improvements and expansions would be made, using later architectural styles, reflecting changing styles of American Protestant worship. This transition was completed with changes to the sanctuary in the mid-20th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[2]

  1. ^ a b Robert T. Englert (February 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Presbyterian Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2009-06-14.See also: "Accompanying six photos".
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.