Walnut Grove Methodist Church

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Walnut Grove Methodist Church
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Location in Arkansas
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Location in United States
Nearest city Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°46′0″N92°30′42″W / 34.76667°N 92.51167°W / 34.76667; -92.51167 Coordinates: 34°46′0″N92°30′42″W / 34.76667°N 92.51167°W / 34.76667; -92.51167
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1885 (1885)
NRHP reference No. 77000273 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1977

Walnut Grove Methodist Church is a historic church in rural western Pulaski County, Arkansas. It is located southwest of Little Rock, on the east side of Walnut Grove Road between County Roads 38 and 31. It is a modest single-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, rough-cut clapboard siding, and vernacular Greek Revival detailing. Its interior is finished with wooden planking, and it retains original period pews of similarly simple construction. Built in 1885, it is the oldest church in Pulaski County. [2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [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 Walnut Grove Methodist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-19.