First Presbyterian Church (Detroit, Michigan)

Infobox_nrhp | name =First Presbyterian Church
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caption = First Presbyterian Church seen from across Woodward
location= Detroit, Michigan
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 20
lat_seconds = 38.89
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 3
long_seconds = 18.95
long_direction = W
locmapin = Michigan
area =
built =1889
architect= George D. Mason
architecture= Romanesque
added = December 19, 1979
governing_body = Private
refnum=79001174cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Ecumenical Theological Seminary is located at 2930 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was built in 1889 as the First Presbyterian Church

Architecture

George D. Mason modeled the First Presbyterian Church after Henry Hobson Richardson's Trinity Church in Boston. [http://www.detroit1701.org/FirstPresbyterian.htm First Presbyterian Church] from Detroit1701.org.] The church is made from rough-cut red sandstone, with the floorplan in the shape of a Greek cross.Masonry arches support a red sandstone tower with a slate roof with turrets at each corner. The stained glass windows of the church are exceptional, with many of Tiffany glass.

When Woodward was widened in 1936, the elaborately-carved entrance porch was moved from the Woodward facade to the Edmund Place side.

A State of Michigan historical marker now marks this church. [http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/L0525.htm First Presbyterian Church] from michmarkers.com]

Current Use

The building is currently used as the Ecumenical Theological Seminary. The Seminary was founded in 1980 (as the Ecumenical Theological Center). [http://www.etseminary.org/page_sl_history.htm History page] from the Ecumenical Theological Seminary.] In 1992, the program leased the First Presbyterian Church for use as a seminary; in 2002 the Presbytery of Detroit gave the Ecumenical Theological Seminary the building, land and endowments of the Church.

External links

* [http://www.etseminary.org/ Ecumenical Theological Seminary]

References