John Bergstrom & Sons
1888

First Presbyterian Church was started 132 years ago, in 1882 at a location where the Fresno Memorial Auditorium is currently situated, at the corner of Fresno and N St. Services were held in the White School. In 1896 a fire break out, destroying the church building. Several other churches where also burnt during this time. While there was no official cause given, it was noted that this was a period of moral development, ie, a time when various establishments were feeling threatened by this change.
-- from a history of First Presbyterian Church, Fresno, by Gary Duran, Fresno History-2014-12, Meetup