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Presbyterian Church (formerly Cumberland Presbyterian Church until a division in the early 1900s) was at the northwest corner of Broad and Church streets (Church Street is now Walnut Creek Drive). The home is shown in the background and was later the home of the Nash family. The entrance faces west. The 1,600-square-foot church was erected in 1892 on land donated by Julian Feild. It was constructed of wood with a floorplan in the shape of a Greek cross. The interior had a cathedral ceiling and a platform for a pulpit and choir A belltower filled the southwest alcove.
To learn more about Mansfield history, check out the Mansfield Historical Museum, 102 N. Main St., open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free. For more info, call 817-473-4250, email museum@mansfieldtexas.gov or go to mansfieldhistory.org.
Photo courtesy of the Mansfield Historical Society.
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