Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Dardanelle, Arkansas)

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Methodist Episcopal Church
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Location in United States
LocationJct. of Locust Dr. and 2nd St., NE corner, Dardanelle, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°13′13″N93°9′15″W / 35.22028°N 93.15417°W / 35.22028; -93.15417
Arealess than one acre
Built1917
Architectural stylePrairie School
NRHP reference No. 96001275 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1996

The Dardanelle Methodist Church, formerly the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, is a historic church at 100 North 2nd Street in Dardanelle, Arkansas. It is a 1+12-story brick building, constructed in 1891 and extensively altered into its present Prairie School appearance in 1917. The congregation was organized in 1848, and first met in a schoolhouse prior to the construction of its first sanctuary in 1858. [2]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [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 Methodist Episcopal Church, South". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-26.