Central Presbyterian Church (St. Paul, Minnesota)

Central Presbyterian Church (St. Paul, Minnesota)

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caption =
location=500 Cedar Street Saint Paul, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 56
lat_seconds = 59
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 93
long_minutes = 5
long_seconds = 46
long_direction = W
locmapin = Minnesota
area =
built =1888
architect= Warren H. Hayes
architecture= Richardsonian Romanesque
added = February 10, 1983
governing_body = Private
refnum=83000926cite 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]

Central Presbyterian Church is a church in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. The congregation was founded in 1852 and built its first building in 1854, which was later enlarged during the 1870s. The rapidly growing congregation outgrew the building, so they built a new church building in 1889. The building, an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.cite book |last=Millett |first=Larry |authorlink=Larry Millett |title=AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul |year=2007 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press |location= |isbn=0-87351-540-4 |pages=p. 320 ]

The arched entrances, a hallmark of the Richardsonian Romanesque style, feature a number of carved floral and geometric motifs. The façade is coarsely carved Lake Superior brownstone with a massive 90-foot gable over the arches. The architect, Warren H. Hayes, laid out the seating in the Akron Plan. It features a raised semi-circular chancel, which places the speaker in the front of the congregation and at the center of the chancel. The pews are curved and laid out in a semi-circular pattern on a sloping floor. This design, similar to a theater's design, allows each person to see and hear the speaker.cite web|url=http://www.cpcstpaul.org/architecture.html|title=Central Presbyterian Church - Our Architecture & Organ|accessdate=2008-02-16]

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* [http://www.cpcstpaul.org/ Central Presbyterian Church]


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