Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Paris, Arkansas)

Methodist Episcopal Church, South
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	205 N. Elm St., Paris, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°17′38″N93°43′46″W / 35.29389°N 93.72944°W / 35.29389; -93.72944
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1917 (1917)
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	95000757 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 20, 1995

The First United Methodist Church, originally the Methodist Episcopal Church, South is a historic church building at 205 North Elm Street in Paris, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building with Late Gothic Revival styling, built between 1917 and 1928 for a congregation founded in the early 1870s. It is the congregation's fourth sanctuary, its first three having succumbed to fire. It has a gabled roof with corner sections and a tower topped by crenellated parapets. ^[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, Arkansas

References

1. "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 May 18, 2016.