Caney Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church

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Caney Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church
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Location in Arkansas
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Location in United States
Nearest city Sage, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°3′40″N91°49′9″W / 36.06111°N 91.81917°W / 36.06111; -91.81917 Coordinates: 36°3′40″N91°49′9″W / 36.06111°N 91.81917°W / 36.06111; -91.81917
Arealess than one acre
Architectural stylePlain Traditional
NRHP reference No. 95000693 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1995

Caney Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a historic church at the junction of Arkansas Highway 289 and Izard County Road 70 (Walter Hall Road), near Sage, Arkansas. It is a modest rectangular Plain Traditional structure set on fieldstone piers and topped by a gabled corrugated metal roof. The interior has a single large room, with plank flooring and flush-boarded walls. The pews, original to the building's 1889 construction, were handcrafted by the congregation. The church is a well-preserved example of a once-common type of church found in the region. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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 Caney Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-30.