Mount Pleasant Methodist Church

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Mount Pleasant Methodist Church
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The church in 2015; appears to be significantly altered or rebuilt
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Location in Arkansas
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Location in United States
Nearest city Waldron, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°55′22″N94°1′26″W / 34.92278°N 94.02389°W / 34.92278; -94.02389 Coordinates: 34°55′22″N94°1′26″W / 34.92278°N 94.02389°W / 34.92278; -94.02389
Arealess than one acre
Built1891
NRHP reference No. 86001207 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1986

Mount Pleasant Methodist Church is historic Methodist church in Waldron, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, originally built in 1891 on land donated by Joseph Self, a locally prominent farmer. The church is finished in weatherboard, and has a steeply pitched gable roof, with a bell tower at the front (north) end. A shed-roof addition extends to the south (rear) of the building. The interior features a distinctive gambrel ceiling, finished in flush pine boards painted white. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [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 Mount Pleasant Methodist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-05-03.