St. Edwards Church | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | 801 Sherman St., Little Rock, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°44′23″N92°15′54″W / 34.73972°N 92.26500°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1901 |
Architect | Charles L. Thompson |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
Part of | MacArthur Park Historic District (ID77000269) |
MPS | Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82000929 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1982 |
Designated CP | July 25, 1977 |
St. Edwards Church is a historic Roman Catholic church at 801 Sherman Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. Built in 1901, it is a handsome Gothic Revival structure, built out of brick with stone trim. A pair of buttressed towers flank a central gabled section, with entrance in each of the three parts set in Gothic-arched openings. A large rose window stands above the center entrance below the gable, where there is a narrow Gothic-arched louver. Designed by Charles L. Thompson, it is the most academically formal example of the Gothic Revival in his portfolio of work. [2]
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