St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Hope, Arkansas)

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St. Mark's Episcopal Church
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Location3rd and Elm Sts.,
Hope, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°39′59″N93°35′33″W / 33.66639°N 93.59250°W / 33.66639; -93.59250 Coordinates: 33°39′59″N93°35′33″W / 33.66639°N 93.59250°W / 33.66639; -93.59250
Arealess than one acre
Built1904
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 76000414 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1976

St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a parish of the Episcopal Church in Hope, Arkansas, in the Diocese of Arkansas. The congregation was founded in the late 1870s, and celebrated its first service on April 2, 1879. It was established as a parish on September 7, 1880. [2]

It is noted for its historic parish church at 3rd and Elm Streets. The simple wood-frame Gothic Revival church was built in 1904–5, though it was not until March 28, 1909, when it was consecrated, by Bishop William Montgomery Brown. It has a modified T shape, with a gabled vestibule area on the north facade. Its stained glass windows are believed to have been designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. [3] The pipe organ was installed in 1915. [2] The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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. 1 2 Our Church, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, retrieved November 17, 2017
  3. "NRHP nomination for St. Mark's Episcopal Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-25.