First Methodist Church (Lewisville, Arkansas)

First Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Jct. of Chestnut and 4th Sts., NW corner, Lewisville, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°21′30″N93°34′44″W / 33.35833°N 93.57889°W / 33.35833; -93.57889
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913
Architect	Witt, Seibert & Company
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Railroad Era Resources of Southwest Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	96000639 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 20, 1996

The First Methodist Church is a historic church at the junction of Chestnut and 4th Streets, NW corner in Lewisville, Arkansas. The single-story brick building was designed by Witt, Seibert & Company of Texarkana and built in 1913. It is distinctive as one of the only church buildings to survive from Lewisville's period of economic prosperity during the lumber boom, and as an Akron Plan design with Classical Revival features. ^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for First Methodist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved September 21, 2014.