Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Batesville, Arkansas)

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	895 Oak St., Batesville, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°46′20″N91°38′14″W / 35.77222°N 91.63722°W / 35.77222; -91.63722
Area	less than one acre
Built	1882
NRHP reference No.	86002875 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 16, 1986

The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 895 Oak Street in Batesville, Arkansas. ^[2] It is a single-story sandstone structure, with a gable roof and a projecting square tower at the front. The tower rises in stone to a hipped skirt, above which is a wood-frame belfry, which is topped by a shallow-pitch pyramidal roof. The main entrance is set in the base of the tower, inside a round-arch opening. Built in 1881, it is the oldest surviving church building in the city. ^[3]

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

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Independence County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Batesville, Arkansas) on Arkansas Webpage".
3. "NRHP nomination for Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved July 1, 2015.