National Register Record for FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Historic Name: FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Current Name: SAME
Address: 1505 EAST GRAND AVENUE
City: PONCA CITY            County: KAY
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT 200 NORTH 14TH STREET IN PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA, IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION C, AS A LOCALLY DISTINCT EXAMPLE OF THE MODERN MOVEMENT ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. DESIGNED BY ARCHITECTS CHARLES AND JOHN SHAVER, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL ARCHITECT AND CONGREGATION MEMBER WILLIAM R. BROWN, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WAS DEDICATED IN 1955 AND REPLACED A 1921 BUILDING AT NORTH 4TH STREET AND EAST CLEVELAND AVENUE. A PLANNED CHAPEL AND CLASSROOM WING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE COMPLEX WERE COMPLETED IN 1962. THE CHURCH IS NOTABLE FOR BEING THE ONLY BUILDING DESIGNED BY THE SHAVER AND SHAVER ARCHITECTURAL FIRM ON THE OKLAHOMA LANDMARKS INVENTORY. A FATHER-AND-SON TEAM, SHAVER AND SHAVER CREATED STUNNING STRUCTURES THAT BLENDED CLASSIC STYLES WITH MODERN SENSIBILITIES. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IS A PHYSICAL TESTAMENT TO THEIR WORK AS WELL AS TO THE EVOLUTION OF A CONGREGATION WITH VERY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS DATING TO OCTOBER 1893. CRITERIA CONSIDERATION A IS APPLICABLE AS THIS IS A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION. NATIONAL REGISTER LISTED 15 JULY 2019.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY
Current Function: RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: MODERN MOVEMENT (LATE GOTHIC REVIVAL INTERPRETATION)
Architect: ARCHITECT: CHARLES W. AND JOHN A. SHAVER; ARCHITECT: WILLIAM R. BROWN
Year Built: 1955-1968            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: AUGUST 2018