Church of Christ (Guy, Arkansas)

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Location Guy, Arkansas
United States
Coordinates 35°19′33″N92°20′7″W / 35.32583°N 92.33528°W / 35.32583; -92.33528 Coordinates: 35°19′33″N92°20′7″W / 35.32583°N 92.33528°W / 35.32583; -92.33528
Built1936
ArchitectOwens, Silas
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPS Mixed Masonry Buildings of Silas Owens, Sr. MPS
NRHP reference No. 05000040 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 15, 2005

The Church of Christ is a historic church building in central Guy, Arkansas, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

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Front view of the Church of Christ in Guy, Arkansas, September 2018

The church is located just northwest of the junction Arkansas Highway 310 and Arkansas Highway 25. It is a single story cruciform structure, built of brick and stone in the Craftsman style. It was built in 1936-37 by Silas Owens, a local master mason, and is Guy's finest stone church. It is a gabled vestibule with the entrance recessed in a round-arch opening that has been enclosed in glass. Door and window openings are quoined in light brick, contrasting with earth-toned stone of the walls. [2]

The congregation is associated with the Churches of Christ. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 15, 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Church of Christ". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
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