Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Batesville, Arkansas)

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Location 895 Oak St., Batesville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°46′20″N 91°38′14″W / 35.77222°N 91.63722°W / 35.77222; -91.63722Coordinates: 35°46′20″N 91°38′14″W / 35.77222°N 91.63722°W / 35.77222; -91.63722
Area less than one acre
Built 1882
NRHP Reference # 86002875[1]
Added to NRHP October 16, 1986

The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 895 Oak Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a single-story sandstone structure, with a gable roof and a projecting square tower at the front. The tower rises in stone to a hipped skirt, above which is a wood-frame belfry, which is topped by a shallow-pitch pyramidal roof. The main entrance is set in the base of the tower, inside a round-arch opening. Built in 1881, it is the oldest surviving church building the city.[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-01.


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