First Presbyterian Church (Dardanelle, Arkansas)

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LocationSecond and Quay Sts., Dardanelle, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°13′15″N93°9′17″W / 35.22083°N 93.15472°W / 35.22083; -93.15472 Coordinates: 35°13′15″N93°9′17″W / 35.22083°N 93.15472°W / 35.22083; -93.15472
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectRev. Frank McKenzie
Architectural style Classical Revival
Part of Dardanelle Commercial Historic District (ID08001039)
NRHP reference No. 87001156 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1987
Designated CPJanuary 28, 2009

The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 200 North Second Street (corner of Second and Quay) in Dardanelle, Arkansas. It is a roughly rectangular masonry structure, built out of buff-colored brick and light stone trim. Its front facade consists of a pair of quoined and crenellated tower-like sections flanking a four-column pedimented gable portico, which shelters the entrance. Built in 1912–14, it is locally distinctive for its Classical Revival architecture, and for its Akron Plan interior. [2]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [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 First Presbyterian Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-20.