Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church (Enola, Arkansas)

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Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
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Location249 AR 107, Enola, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°11′56″N92°12′12″W / 35.19889°N 92.20333°W / 35.19889; -92.20333 Coordinates: 35°11′56″N92°12′12″W / 35.19889°N 92.20333°W / 35.19889; -92.20333
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1952 (1952)
Built bySilas Owens, Sr (stonemason)
Architectural style Bungalow/American craftsman
MPS Mixed Masonry Buildings of Silas Owens, Sr. MPS
NRHP reference No. 09000003 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 2009

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, also known as the Enola Baptist Church, is a historic church at 249 AR 107 in Enola, Arkansas. It is a single-story masonry structure, built out of local fieldstone with cream-colored brick trim. The main block has a gabled roof, with a projecting vestibule and entrance sheltered by a gabled roof. A cross-gabled rear section projects slightly to the sides. The church was built about 1952, with the exterior stone veneer work done by Silas Owens, Sr., a locally renowned master mason, with the rear addition finished by his son, Silas Jr. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [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 Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-24.