Signs of History^SM

Located at 1600 Winchester Avenue, Ashland, KY. The present church was constructed in 1888 consisting of asymmetrical massing of pairs of gable ends (each with a large rose window) with a square pyramidial roofed tower at the corner. Recent restoration changed the entrance from the front to the side of the building. The building is listed on the Natuonal Register of Historical Places. The Presbyterian Church was organized in 1819 and was known as the Bethesda Church. In 1856 the Bethesda Church became know as the First Presbyterian Church. In 1857, the Kentucky Iron, Coal and Manufacturing Company donated 2 lots at 1600 Winchester Avenue to the Church for a building. The present building was built in 1888. There has been recent restoration of the building. This picture shows the original front entrance of the church. After restoration, the entrance was moved to the side of the building and this entrance was closed.

Photographs and historical research courtesy of the combined 7th and 8th grade Academic Class of Fairview Junior Senior High School under the direction of Mrs. Linda Stephens, Ashland, Ky.