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First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon)

First Presbyterian Church of Portland
Portland Historic Landmark[2][3]
First Presbyterian Church in 2008. The chapel is at left and the main sanctuary in the center.
First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon) is located in Portland, Oregon
First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon)
Location within downtown Portland
First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon) is located in Oregon
First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon)
First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon) (Oregon)
First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon) is located in the United States
First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon)
First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon) (the United States)
Location1200 SW Alder Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°31′16″N 122°41′03″W / 45.521117°N 122.684271°W / 45.521117; -122.684271
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1886–1890[4]
ArchitectWilliam F. McCaw, et al.
Architectural styleGothic, High Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference No.74002294[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1974

The First Presbyterian Church is a church building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5] Construction began in 1886 and was completed in 1890.[4] The building has been called "one of the finest examples" of High Victorian Gothic architecture in the state of Oregon.[4] It includes stained-glass windows made by Portland's Povey Brothers Art Glass Works and a church bell cast with bronze from captured Civil War cannons.[6][7]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – First Presbyterian Church of Portland (#74002294)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks – Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved 2013-11-05.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference oreg-1972feb26 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c Paul Hartwig (August 1, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: First Presbyterian Church of Portland". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  5. ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  6. ^ Graydon, Charlotte (May 1, 1987). "Church centennial entrenched in history". The Oregonian. p. D3.
  7. ^ Hardt, Ulrich H. "First Presbyterian Church (Portland)". The Oregon Encyclopedia.

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