Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church

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Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church
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Location4040 AR 58, Poughkeepsie, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°4′32″N91°28′33″W / 36.07556°N 91.47583°W / 36.07556; -91.47583 Coordinates: 36°4′32″N91°28′33″W / 36.07556°N 91.47583°W / 36.07556; -91.47583
Arealess than one acre
Built1946 (1946)
Built byDenton, Ancel
Architectural styleVernacular
NRHP reference No. 16000321 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 7, 2016

The Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church is a historic church at 4040 Arkansas Highway 58 in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas. Built in 1946, it is built using a distinctive construction method of wood framing finished in stone in a style known as "giraffe rock", in which the exterior is clad in mortared sandstone slabs. The main portion of the church is two stories in height and covered by a gable roof, with a gabled entrance vestibule at the center of the front facade. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [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 Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-06-21.