Council Grove Methodist Church

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Council Grove Methodist Church
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LocationOsage Mills Rd., Osage Mills, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°16′53″N94°16′5″W / 36.28139°N 94.26806°W / 36.28139; -94.26806 Coordinates: 36°16′53″N94°16′5″W / 36.28139°N 94.26806°W / 36.28139; -94.26806
Arealess than one acre
Built1890
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002377 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The Council Grove Methodist Church is a historic church on Osage Mills Road in Osage Mills, Arkansas. It is a small single-story wood-frame structure with a steeply pitched gable roof. Its cornerboards have plain capitals, and its main entrance is sheltered by a shed-roof hood supported by brackets. Built c. 1890, it is a fine local example of vernacular rural church architecture. [2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

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Interior of the church

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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 Council Grove Methodist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-24.