First Presbyterian Church on the corner of College and Richhill Streets in Waynesburg

Photograph

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Greene Connections

First Presbyterian Church on the corner of College and Richhill Streets

First Presbyterian Church on the corner of College and Richhill Streets

Name/Title

First Presbyterian Church on the corner of College and Richhill Streets in Waynesburg

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.176

Description

First Presbyterian Church on the corner of College and Richhill Streets in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. The building was designed by architects Smith and Walker of Boston and built by Edward A. Wehr of Pittsburgh. It was dedicated 31 October 1926 and replaced the former church building on Church Street, which was destroyed in the Downey House fire on 23 December 1925. Original, candid.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

Town

Waynesburg

County

Greene County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2011.2

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Greene County Historical Society

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930

Lexicon

Search Terms

Waynesburg (Pa.)--Church buildings--First Presbyterian Church, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--College Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCHS-AN027-0001-0142B

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greene County Places Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Owner/Agent

Greene County Historical Society

Provenance Detail

Waynesburg - Places - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Owner/Agent

Greene County Historical Society

Notes

Archived at the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project between 2005-2014. Source Citation: First Presbyterian Church on the corner of College and Richhill Streets in Waynesburg, item no. GCHS-AN027-0001-0142B, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).