Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Paris, Arkansas)

Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Location 205 N. Elm St., Paris, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°17′38″N 93°43′46″W / 35.29389°N 93.72944°W / 35.29389; -93.72944Coordinates: 35°17′38″N 93°43′46″W / 35.29389°N 93.72944°W / 35.29389; -93.72944
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1917 (1917)
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 95000757[1]
Added to NRHP June 20, 1995

The First United Methodist Church, originally the Methodist Episcopal Church, South is a historic church building at 205 North Elm Street in Paris, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building with Late Gothic Revival styling, built between 1917 and 1928 for a congregation founded in the early 1870s. It is the congregation's fourth sanctuary, its first three having succumbed to fire. It has a gabled roof with corner sections and a tower topped by crenellated parapets.[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[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 Methodist Episcopal Church, South" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-18.


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