First Methodist Church (Alexandria, Louisiana)

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First Methodist Church
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Location630 Jackson St.
Alexandria, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°18′37″N92°26′54″W / 31.31028°N 92.44833°W / 31.31028; -92.44833
Arealess than one acre
Built1907
ArchitectMatthews, W.E.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 80001751 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 6, 1980

The First Methodist Church in Alexandria, Louisiana was built in 1907. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

It was deemed notable in part as it is "the city's only monumental example of the Romanesque Revival. Other churches are designed in the Gothic or Classical style. Other buildings have Romanesque features, but these are merely commercial buildings with applied features. Unlike the church they do not have towers, arcades, or the proper Romanesque massing." [2]

It originally served the First Methodist Church of Alexandria; it had served two other congregations and then the Greater New Hope Baptist Church by 1980. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Methodist Church / Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church". National Park Service . Retrieved November 2, 2017. With photo from 1979.