First United Methodist Church (Little Rock, Arkansas)

First United Methodist Church
Location 723 Center St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°44′30″N 92°16′25″W / 34.74167°N 92.27361°W / 34.74167; -92.27361Coordinates: 34°44′30″N 92°16′25″W / 34.74167°N 92.27361°W / 34.74167; -92.27361
Area less than one acre
Built 1896 (1896)
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 86002845[1]
Added to NRHP October 9, 1986

The First United Methodist Church is a historic church at 723 Center Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a large brick building, designed by Frank W. Gibb and built in 1899-1900. It is one of the city's finest examples of Romanesque Revival architecture, with square towers at its corners, and its predominantly smooth brick exterior contrasted by rusticated granite trim. The congregation, founded in 1831, is the oldest Methodist congregation in the city, and the mother congregation of many of its other Methodist establishments.[2] Its senior pastor is the Rev. David Freeman.

The building 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 First United Methodist Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-18.


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