Augusta Presbyterian Church

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Augusta Presbyterian Church
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LocationThird and Walnut Sts., Augusta, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°17′11″N91°21′57″W / 35.28639°N 91.36583°W / 35.28639; -91.36583 Coordinates: 35°17′11″N91°21′57″W / 35.28639°N 91.36583°W / 35.28639; -91.36583
Arealess than one acre
Built1871
Built byThomas Hough
NRHP reference No. 86002873 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 1986

Augusta Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building at Third and Walnut Streets in Augusta, Arkansas. It is a large brick building with a gable roof and Gothic Revival styling. The building was fashioned out of bricks made locally by hand, with load-bearing walls that are 2 feet (0.61 m) thick. Built in 1871 for a congregation organized ten years earlier, it is Augusta's oldest church. [2]

The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Augusta Presbyterian Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-08.