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Four Churches in Uptown area

St. Peter's Catholic Church is located at the corner of Tryon and First Streets.Tryon Street M.E. Church (South) was on the corner of Tryon and Sixth Streets. (Where the Dunhill Hotel is located.)A.R.P. Church was located at the corner of Tryon and Third Streets.Trinity Methodist Church was located at 401 South Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

Myers Park Presbyterian Church

Myers Park Presbyterian Church is located on Queens Road in the Myers Park neighborhood. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: Dixie News Company

Tryon Street

View of Tryon Street looking South from Seventh Street. On the left is the First Baptist Church, the Carengie Library and the City Hall. On the right is the Tryon Street Methodist Church and the Realty Building can be seen in the distance. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Observer Printing House

First Methodist Episcopal Church

The First Methodist Church formed in 1927 with the merger of Tryon Street Methodist and Trinity Methodist. This particular building was completed in 1927 at a cost between $8000,000 and $900,000. It houses a four-manual organ, tower chimes, a 1560 seat auditorium and a educational building. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company

St. Peter's Episcopal Church and Parish House

St. Peters Episcopal Church and Parish House. Located in the 400 block of North Tryon St. It is the oldest Episcopal Church in they city. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

First Baptist Church

Once the home of First Baptist Church, this site is located in the 300 block of North Tryon Street. The church can trace its history to 1832. This facility was built in 1908 and served the congregation until the 1970s when they moved to a new church. The older facility was transformed into a cultural center for arts education and is known as Spirit Square. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress