First United Methodist Church Saint Petersburg, Fl.

First United Methodist Church

     This is located at 212 3rd Street in Saint Petersburg, Fl.  It faces Williams Park.  It was built in 1925. The architects were James Baldwin and Charles Whitaker.  Building is Gothic Revival.

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     The building is red brick with cast ornamentation on all facades. Roof is a steeply pitched pseudomansard.  There is 144 feet belltower.  It originally housed a 10 bell Carolion which was increased to 15.

     All windows in the sanctuary are leaded glass manufactured by George Handy Payne Studios of Patterson New Jersey.  The sanctuary is typical gothic revival with pews laid out with seating facing the altar.

     The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1990

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