First Congregational Church and Parish House

The First Congregational Church and Parish House in Memphis, Tennessee are a historic church and parish house on a single lot at 234 S. Watkins Street.

[1] It was deemed "significant both as a fine example of the Georgian Revival style and as the work of prominent Memphis architect Walk Claridge Jones, Sr. A regional leader in the profession, Jones abhorred modem architecture, preferring instead a simplified classical style.

The First Congregational Church, with its Ionic portico, rectangular plan and symmetrical fenestration, illustrates this philosophy.

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