Woodward Ave. Presbyterian Church

Infobox_nrhp | name =Woodward Ave. Presbyterian Church
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caption = Church facade from Woodward
location= Detroit, Michigan
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 22
lat_seconds = 40.52
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 4
long_seconds = 46
long_direction = W
locmapin = Michigan
area =
built =1908
architect= Sidney Badgley
architecture= Late Gothic Revival
added = August 03, 1982
governing_body = Private
mpsub=Religious Structures of Woodward Ave. TR
refnum=82002916cite 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 Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church is a church in Detroit Michigan located at 8501 Woodward Avenue. Built in 1911 in the Gothic revival style, the architect was Sidney Badgley. It was for some time the Abyssinia Church of God in Christ. [http://www.modeldmedia.com/neighborhoods/organizations/abyssinia.aspx Abyssinia Church of God in Christ] from Model D]

History

By 1908, the Presbyterians in Detroit recognized the need for a church to serve congregants located in what was then the "north" Woodward area. [http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/16627.htm Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church] from the State of Michigan] Mrs. Tracy McGregor donated a lot along Woodward, and the cornerstone for the church was laid on January 1, 1910. The church was dedicated on June 23 of the next year.

Architecture

Woodward Avenue Presbyterian is an English Gothic-style church, faced with rough rock and trimmed with a contrasting limestone, and measuring 184 feet long by 104 feet wide. The Woodward Avenue facade boasts a massive carved-stone entrance with a traceried stained glass window set above; two square towers flank the center entrance. Along the side, gabled transepts contain full-height traceried windows. A two-story educational wing, built at the same time as the main chursh, abuts the rear.

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