Old Presbyterian Church (Parker, Arizona)

Old Presbyterian Church
Nearest city Parker, Arizona
Coordinates 34°6′45″N 114°18′48″W / 34.11250°N 114.31333°W / 34.11250; -114.31333Coordinates: 34°6′45″N 114°18′48″W / 34.11250°N 114.31333°W / 34.11250; -114.31333
Built 1917
NRHP Reference # 71000122[1]
Added to NRHP June 3, 1971

The Old Presbyterian Church near Parker, Arizona, also known as Mojave Indian Presbyterian Mission Church, was built in 1917. It is located in what is now La Paz County, Arizona. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

It is a "simple and unpretentious" adobe building, 43 feet (13 m) long by 24 feet (7.3 m) wide. It is not listed for its architecture, but rather for its association with the Mojave Indians and the Presbyterian church's influence with them, which started in 1907.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Robert Fink and D. H. Hall (October 9, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Presbyterian Church (and grounds) / Mcave Indian Presbterian Mission Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 3, 2016. with photo from 1971


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