First United Methodist Church (Forrest City, Arkansas)
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First United Methodist Church | |
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Location in Arkansas | |
Location | 101 S. Izard St., Forrest City, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°0′33″N 90°47′1″W / 35.00917°N 90.78361°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1917 |
Built by | J.C. Jones |
Architect | John Gaisford |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 94000467[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 19, 1994 |
The First United Methodist Church is a historic church at 101 S. Izard Street in Forrest City, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick structure, designed by Memphis architect John Gaisford and built in 1917 as the second church for its congregation. One of Gaisford's last designs, it is Classical Revival in style, with a Greek-style temple front with full-height Ionic columns supporting a triangular pediment, with limestone trim accenting the brickwork.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for First United Methodist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-09.[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- United Methodist churches in Arkansas
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Neoclassical architecture in Arkansas
- Churches completed in 1917
- National Register of Historic Places in St. Francis County, Arkansas
- Forrest City, Arkansas
- Neoclassical church buildings in the United States
- 1917 establishments in Arkansas
- Upper Delta Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs
- Arkansas church stubs