First United Methodist Church (Searcy, Arkansas)

First United Methodist Church
Location Jct. of Main and Market Sts., Searcy, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°15′0″N 91°44′9″W / 35.25000°N 91.73583°W / 35.25000; -91.73583Coordinates: 35°15′0″N 91°44′9″W / 35.25000°N 91.73583°W / 35.25000; -91.73583
Area less than one acre
Built 1877
Architectural style Gothic, Gothic Revival, English Gothic Revival
MPS White County MPS
NRHP Reference # 91001206[1]
Added to NRHP July 12, 1992

First United Methodist Church is a historic church at the junction of Main and Market Streets in Searcy, Arkansas. It is a large single-story brick structure, with a front-facing gable and square tower projecting from the front. It has English Gothic massing with Late Victorian decorative elements, including buttressing, lancet-arch stained-glass windows, and a main entrance with a stained-glass lancet transom. The church was built in 1872, and is the only example of English Gothic architecture in White County.[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for First United Methodist Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-09-05.

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