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668: 70: 95: 261: 53: 279:, the building's original 180-foot spire was destroyed in an 1875 hurricane, and rebuilt in 1888. The spire was again damaged in a 1910 fire, and rebuilt to be eight feet taller. A remodelling in 1925 increased the capacity of the building to 1,250 from 800, increasing the length of the building by 40 feet. At the same time, classrooms were built at the sides, a choir loft added in the rear, and the organ loft rebuilt. The architect of the remodelling project was 102: 77: 675: 911: 751: 896: 876: 801: 796: 776: 766: 736: 947: 861: 846: 831: 806: 786: 781: 756: 701: 691: 886: 866: 856: 791: 761: 741: 726: 721: 716: 706: 605: 1052: 881: 836: 826: 811: 746: 731: 711: 252:
congregation from 1794 to 1813. The legislature gave the cemetery and other lands to be shared between the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians. A local legend says that First Presbyterian and the now-nearby
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Although the first meetings of what would become the First Presbyterian Church were held in 1795, the congregation did not have a building of its own until 1813, having met in the
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drew lots to determine which congregation would get what lot, with First Presbyterian receiving the cemetery, located at the corner of Lady and Marion Streets.
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First Presbyterian Church, Marion & Lady Streets, Columbia, Richland County, SC
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incorporated the church as the "First Presbyterian Church of the Town of Columbia"
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The 1813 building still exists, and is now known as Jackson Hall. A new, larger
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The current site of the church was a shared cemetery with the local
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National Register of Historic Places in Columbia, South Carolina
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19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
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structure was built in 1853. Though spared the torch during
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First Presbyterian Church (Columbia, South Carolina) is located in South Carolina
First Presbyterian Church (Columbia, South Carolina) is located in the United States
Columbia, South Carolina
34°0′13.7″N 81°1′51″W / 34.003806°N 81.03083°W / 34.003806; -81.03083
71000801
Columbia
National Register of Historic Places
South Carolina State House
South Carolina College
South Carolina Legislature
Episcopal
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

English Gothic
Sherman's
march to the sea
R. H. Hunt
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Presbyterian Church in the United States
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Derek Thomas
Woodrow Wilson
Henry William de Saussure
United States Mint
Jonathan Maxcy
South Carolina College
Martha Thomas Fitzgerald
South Carolina House of Representatives

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