Mount Prospect Methodist Church

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Mt. Prospect Methodist Church
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LocationJct. of Co. Rds. 446 and 61, Richland, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°22′9″N93°4′32″W / 33.36917°N 93.07556°W / 33.36917; -93.07556 Coordinates: 33°22′9″N93°4′32″W / 33.36917°N 93.07556°W / 33.36917; -93.07556
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1886
ArchitectPickering, John
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 90000428 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 1990

The Mt. Prospect Methodist Church was designed by John Pickering in a Greek Revival style and was built in 1886. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

It has been viewed as "the finest example in the local area of a vernacular Greek Revival church design." [2]

Mount Prospect Methodist Church. Arkansas Department of Heritage. 30 September 1999. Mount Prospect at Arkansas dept [ permanent dead link ].

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. CoffmanC. "Mt. Prospect Methodist Church". Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-15.