Clear Springs Tabernacle

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Clear Springs Tabernacle
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Nearest city Okolona, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°3′23″N93°23′31″W / 34.05639°N 93.39194°W / 34.05639; -93.39194 Coordinates: 34°3′23″N93°23′31″W / 34.05639°N 93.39194°W / 34.05639; -93.39194
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectMiles Kelly
Architectural stylePlain tradition
NRHP reference No. 92000057 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 13, 1992

The Clear Springs Tabernacle is a historic church revival building at the junction of Arkansas Highway 26 and Bobo Road, northeast of Antoine in rural Clark County, Arkansas. It is an open-air wood-frame structure with a metal roof, built in 1887 by the Christian Camp Ground Association. It is one of the few religious revival buildings of the period to survive in the state. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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 Clear Springs Tabernacle". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-17.