Winfield Methodist Church

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Winfield Methodist Church
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Location1601 Louisiana, Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°43′59″N92°16′26″W / 34.73306°N 92.27389°W / 34.73306; -92.27389 Coordinates: 34°43′59″N92°16′26″W / 34.73306°N 92.27389°W / 34.73306; -92.27389
Arealess than one acre
Built1921 (1921)
Architect Thompson & Harding
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
Part of Governor's Mansion Historic District (ID78000620)
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No. 82000935 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982
Designated CPSeptember 13, 1978

Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, formerly the Winfield Methodist Church is a historic church at 1601 Louisiana Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building with Gothic Revival style, designed by the prominent architectural firm of Thompson and Harding, and built in 1921. Its main facade has three entrances below a large Gothic-arch stained glass window, all framed by cream-colored terra cotta elements. A square tower rises above the center of the transept. [2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 Winfield Methodist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-23.