South Side Baptist Church

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South Side Baptist Church
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Location2400 Dodson Ave., Fort Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°22′19″N94°24′24″W / 35.37194°N 94.40667°W / 35.37194; -94.40667 Coordinates: 35°22′19″N94°24′24″W / 35.37194°N 94.40667°W / 35.37194; -94.40667
Arealess than one acre
Built1948
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No. 06000083 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 2, 2006

South Side Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church at 2400 Dodson Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a large two-story brick building, built in 1948 with Moderne styling. The main facade is symmetrically arranged, with its entrances recessed to the sides of a round Romanesque arch, whose rear wall presents a round-arch window. Narrow windows and projecting corner sections relieve the mass of brickwork, with the corner sections providing vertical emphasis with piers and rising the height of the building. The building is a rare local example of the Moderne style. It is used by the church for educational facilities. [2]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for South Side Baptist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-07.