First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church (HM27F5)

Location: Bakersfield, CA 93301 Kern County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 22.444', W 119° 1.313'

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In 1889, First Presbyterian Church began its ministry in Kern County as Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In 1905 the church merged with Westminster Presbyterian; being renamed First Presbyterian Church of Bakersfield. The church acquired property on the corner of 17th and H Streets in 1909 and constructed its first sanctuary in 1913. Local architect Thomas B. Wiseman (1885-1920), an associate of the Train & Williams firm, designed the church in a Tudor-Gothic architectural style. Razed by fire in 1920, the facility was redesigned by San Francisco architect John Galen Howard (1864-1931) and construction supervised by local contractor James Marshall (1880-1956). The gothic designed structure stood until the 1952 earthquakes. A new sanctuary was designed by Los Angeles architects George B. Allison (1904-1977) and Ulysses F. Rible (1904-1982) in the Louisiana Colonial architectural style and dedicated in 1955. In 2003, the church expanded; closing G Street and extending its campus from H to F Streets between 17th Street and Truxtun Avenue. Klassen Corporation, a local construction firm, constructed additional buildings to include an administration office and activity center.
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HM NumberHM27F5
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Year Placed2015
Placed ByKern County Historical Society
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Date Added Monday, May 7th, 2018 at 10:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 316330 N 3916403
Decimal Degrees35.37406667, -119.02188333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 22.444', W 119° 1.313'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 22' 26.64" N, 119° 1' 18.78" W
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Area Code(s)805, 661, 310
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1705 17th St, Bakersfield CA 93301, US
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