Christ the King Church (Fort Smith, Arkansas)

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Christ the King Church
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LocationGreenwood Ave. at S. S St., Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°21′53″N94°24′15″W / 35.36472°N 94.40417°W / 35.36472; -94.40417
Arealess than one acre
Built1930
Architect Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival architecture
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No. 82000936 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982

The Christ the King Church is a historic church building at Greenwood and South "S" Streets in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a Mission/Spanish revival style church built out of native fieldstone in 1930 to a design by Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio. It is an architecturally distinctive example of the work of Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson, with transepts located near the front of the building (instead of the more traditional rear), and the angled parapet leading to the open belltower. [2] The building is now used by the parish as an academic facilities.

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Christ the King Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

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