Cartersville in Bartow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
First Presbyterian Church
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2023
1. First Presbyterian Church Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1853
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.
Location. 34° 9.847′ N, 84° 47.995′ W. Marker is in Cartersville, Georgia, in Bartow County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and North Bartow STreet, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 183 W Main St, Cartersville GA 30120, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bartow County Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Private First Class Jerry Wayne Gentry (about 700 feet away); Georgia Farm Bureau (approx. 0.2 miles away); Flame of Freedom (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Sam P. Jones (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bartow County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bartow County (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Harrell Felton Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartersville.
Regarding First Presbyterian Church.
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The congregation of Friendship Presbyterian Church was organized south of Cartersville in 1843. The church was one of the earliest in the Cherokee Presbytery and its mission to this part of Georgia. In October of 1853, the congregation moved into a new brick, Greek Revival style church building at the corner of Main and Bartow Streets two blocks from downtown Cartersville.
In 1886 the church building was enlarged to its present Romanesque Revival style configuration, and the congregation changed its name to First Presbyterian Church. In 1907 a multi-sided rear apse was added to provide educational meeting space.
Also in 1907, the three-part stained glass window in the front facade was added.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . . First Presbyterian Church. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the church, which was listed in 1991. (National Park Service) (Submitted on July 11, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2023
2. First Presbyterian Church Marker
Cartersville Book Store via Presbyterian Historical Soci5ty
3. First Presbyterian Church (historical photo postcard)
This photograph was taken sometime after the church's 1886 enlargement, which also changed it to its present Romanesque Revival architectural style.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
