Methodist Episcopal Church, South | |
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Location in Arkansas | |
Location | Jct. of Main and Center Sts., Bald Knob, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°18′40″N91°34′4″W / 35.31111°N 91.56778°W Coordinates: 35°18′40″N91°34′4″W / 35.31111°N 91.56778°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival |
MPS | White County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 91001278 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 20, 1992 |
The First United Methodist Church, once the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, is a historic church at Main and Center Sts. in Bald Knob, Arkansas. It is a single story frame structure, finished in brick, that was built in 1927 with a distinctive blend of Craftsman and Tudor Revival elements. Its gable end is finished in half-timbered stucco, with a projecting bay of diamond-pane windows. [2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]
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