Original site of First Presbyterian Church

In 1866 the Presbyterian congregation in Wilkinsburg built this large steepled edifice on Wood Street at South Avenue. Later, about 1902, as the Wood Street corridor became a bustling business District, the East wing was removed from the church and the corner property was sold to Central National Bank. The bank building still stands, and has been a bank, Powers food store, Mercury Press Printing, and is now being renovated for another new use. In the 1906 second image shown, the Central Bank is in operation and the steeple of the church is visible. The church building was bought by the Disciples of Christ in 1901 and used by them until the church burned in 1915.