First Presbyterian Church (Des Arc, Arkansas)

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LocationJct. of Main and 5th Sts.,
Des Arc, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°58′38″N91°29′52″W / 34.97722°N 91.49778°W / 34.97722; -91.49778
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectJ.D. Keedy
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Vernacular Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 90000897 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 1990

The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Des Arc, Arkansas, USA. It is a single-story brick building, built in 1913 in a vernacular interpretation of the Colonial Revival style. Its front facade has a neoclassical gabled portico with four supporting columns and entablature, and it has a two-stage belfry set atop its flat roof, with a bell-shaped copper roof. The congregation was founded in the 1840s; this is its third building. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [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 2016-01-11.