Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Paris, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Paris, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Paris, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Paris, Arkansas)
Location in United States
Location205 N. Elm St., Paris, Arkansas
Coordinates35°17′38″N 93°43′46″W / 35.29389°N 93.72944°W / 35.29389; -93.72944
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.95000757[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Methodist Episcopal Church, South". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-18.


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