College Park in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
College Park First United Methodist Church
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025
1. First United Methodist Church, College Park Marker
Placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Erected by United States Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 33° 39.212′ N, 84° 26.928′ W. Marker is in College Park, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and Harvard Avenue, on the right when traveling north on East Main Street. The marker is to the right of the center entrance to the sanctuary. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3726 E Main St, Atlanta GA 30337, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. 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 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: One Square Mile (within shouting distance of this marker); College Park Furniture Co. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cox College (about 700 feet away); "Flame of Freedom" (about 700 feet away); The Freedom Tree (about 700 feet away); In Memory of Maj. Joseph A. Bishop (about 800 feet away); College Park World War II Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); St John's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College Park.
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Regarding College Park First United Methodist Church. Excerpt from the College Park Historic District Nomination Form:
The first church organized in 1894 by Reverend J. W. G. Watkins was the First Methodist Church. The church's congregation continues as an active participant in the religious life of historic College Park today as College Park First United Methodist Church, a historic building. Descendants of Reverend
Watkins occupy his home on East Rugby Avenue.
Also see . . . College Park Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Form prepared by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. Historian, Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Atlanta, 1996 (Submitted on September 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025
2. College Park First United Methodist Church Marker near the center entrance to the sanctuary
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025
3. College Park First United Methodist Church sanctuary
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
