Newton in Harvey County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
First Presbyterian Church
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 3, 2014
1. First Presbyterian Church Marker
Inscription.
First Presbyterian Church. . Twenty persons met in a vacant store on the east side of Main, midway between Sixth and Broadway, on July 7, 1872 to hear a sermon and to organize one of Newton's oldest Protestant churches. On March 25, 1875 the cornerstone was laid for a new church located on the second block of West Sixth on property donated by the Newton Town Co. The first regular minister was Rev. Nelson K. Crowe. This site at Seventh and Main was purchased for $3200 and included stone and masonry that had been brought in for the proposed Hotel Madrid. The building on West Sixth was moved here in 1901 and was used for services during construction of a new church. It was given a brick veneer and incorporated into the new structure as its chapel. Dedication of the completed structure which contained a fine pipe organ took placed April 9, 1905. This church was used until a new edifice was dedicated on June 19, 1960 at 900 Columbus.
Twenty persons met in a vacant store on the east side of Main, midway between Sixth and Broadway, on July 7, 1872 to hear a sermon and to organize one of Newton's oldest Protestant churches. On March 25, 1875 the cornerstone was laid for a new church located on the second block of West Sixth on property donated by the Newton Town Co. The first regular minister was Rev. Nelson K. Crowe. This site at Seventh and Main was purchased for $3200 and included stone and masonry that had been brought in for the proposed Hotel Madrid. The building on West Sixth was moved here in 1901 and was used for services during construction of a new church. It was given a brick veneer and incorporated into the new structure as its chapel. Dedication of the completed structure which contained a fine pipe organ took placed April 9, 1905. This church was used until a new edifice was dedicated on June 19, 1960 at 900 Columbus.
Erected 1994 by First Presbyterian Church and Harvey County Historical Society.
Location. 38° 3.08′ N, 97° 20.697′ W. Marker is in Newton, Kansas, in Harvey County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (State Highway 15) and East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Marker is located in front of the new county courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newton KS 67114, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Kansas and in Greater Wichita. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
3. First Presbyterian Church and Courthouse Postcard View
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 4, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
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