National Register Record for FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TONKAWA

Historic Name: FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TONKAWA
Current Name: SAME
Address: 109 SOUTH 4TH
City: TONKAWA            County: KAY
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TONKAWA IS ONE OF THE FEW EXTANT VERNACULAR SIDE-STEEPLE CHURCHES BUILT IN NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. CONSTRUCTED IN 1905 BY A LOCAL CARPENTER, THIS SINGLE STORY BUILDING HAS GOTHIC REVIVAL DETAILS AND IS BUILT IN A CRUCIFORM PLAN. THE BUILDING IS ACCENTED BY STAINED GLASS WINDOWS AND ITS SIDE STEEPLE. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 9/22/1994.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY
Current Function: RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: OTHER: SIDE-STEEPLE CHURCH
Architect: SCHWAB, J.M.
Year Built: 1905            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: CORBETT, WILLIAM P., "PEERLESS PRINCESS OF THE BEST COUNTRY: THE EARLY YEARS OF TONKAWA." TONKAWA, OK: TONKAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY, 1984-85. INTERVIEWS: AGNEW, TED; AUSTIN, MARY MIDGELY; DENKER, CHARLES, 6 NOV 1992; LESEMAN, BONNIE; PORTER, MRS. RAY
Date Prepared: JAN 21, 1994