Its tumultuous history includes its difficult separation from the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta in 1858, occupation by Union forces in 1864, and trials of church members for offenses such as allowing dancing at a teenager's Christmas party during the 1880s.[2]
Following this “reign of terror” against “errant members" and then a period of healing, the church began to emphasize social justice. During the 1930s, it became known as "the church that stayed" as other churches abandoned central Atlanta for the suburbs. Following the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the church focused on building bridges between white institutions and the African-American community.[2]
central, presbyterian, church, atlanta, central, presbyterian, church, historic, church, washington, street, atlanta, georgia, founded, 1885, added, national, register, historic, places, 1986, central, presbyterian, churchu, national, register, historic, place. Central Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 201 Washington Street SW in Atlanta Georgia It was founded in 1885 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 Central Presbyterian ChurchU S National Register of Historic PlacesAtlanta Landmark BuildingCentral Presbyterian Church 2020 Show map of Downtown AtlantaShow map of AtlantaShow map of GeorgiaShow map of the United StatesLocation201 Washington St SW Atlanta GeorgiaCoordinates33 44 59 N 84 23 21 W 33 74972 N 84 38917 W 33 74972 84 38917Area1 acre 0 40 ha Built1885 1885 ArchitectLind Edmund G Dougherty amp GardnerArchitectural styleGothic English GothicNRHP reference No 86000366 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPMarch 13 1986Designated ALBOctober 23 1989Its tumultuous history includes its difficult separation from the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta in 1858 occupation by Union forces in 1864 and trials of church members for offenses such as allowing dancing at a teenager s Christmas party during the 1880s 2 Following this reign of terror against errant members and then a period of healing the church began to emphasize social justice During the 1930s it became known as the church that stayed as other churches abandoned central Atlanta for the suburbs Following the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr the church focused on building bridges between white institutions and the African American community 2 Gallery edit nbsp Central on a vintage postcardReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b History of Central Central Presbyterian Church Central Presbyterian Church Retrieved May 13 2015 Links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Central Presbyterian Church Atlanta https cpcatlanta org Official site This article about a property in Georgia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a church in Georgia U S state is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central Presbyterian Church Atlanta amp oldid 1093832457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
