McIntosh Presbyterian Church
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The McIntosh Presbyterian Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...

 style Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America was a Presbyterian denomination in the United States. It was organized in 1789 under the leadership of John Witherspoon in the wake of the American Revolution and existed until 1958 when it merged with the United Presbyterian Church of North...

 church located at 5825 Avenue F, corner of 7th Street, in McIntosh
McIntosh, Florida
McIntosh is a town in Marion County, Florida, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 453. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 486...

, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 in the United States
United States
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. The church was founded in 1885 as Center Point Church and the present building was built in 1907 and its name was changed to McIntosh Presbyterian Church on November 11, 1908. The church has gabled sidewalls facing each street. Each of these sidewalls features a large triptych
Triptych
A triptych , from tri-= "three" + ptysso= "to fold") is a work of art which is divided into three sections, or three carved panels which are hinged together and can be folded shut or displayed open. It is therefore a type of polyptych, the term for all multi-panel works...

 lancet window
Lancet window
A lancet window is a tall narrow window with a pointed arch at its top. It acquired the "lancet" name from its resemblance to a lance. Instances of this architectural motif are most often found in Gothic and ecclesiastical structures, where they are often placed singly or in pairs.The motif first...

. The main entrance is in a corner-facing bell tower set a 45 degeee angle to the sidewalls.

In 1989, the McIntosh Presbyterian Church was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press. It is also a contributing property
Contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...

 in the McIntosh Historic District
McIntosh Historic District
The McIntosh Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in McIntosh, Florida. The district is bounded by an RR Right-of-Way, 10th Street, Avenues C and H. It contains 75 buildings. Contributing properties in the district include the McIntosh Presbyterian Church.-External links:* at...

.

McIntosh Presbyterian Church is still an active church in the Presbytery of St. Augustine. The Rev. Dr. Ina Boyd, is currently its stated supply mininter.
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