Mount Olive United Methodist Church
Appearance
Mount Olive United Methodist Church | |
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Location | Lafayette and Knox Sts., Van Buren, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°26′13″N 94°21′18″W / 35.43694°N 94.35500°W |
Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
Built | 1889 |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 76000401[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976 |
The Mount Olive United Methodist Church is a historic church at Lafayette and Knox Streets in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a rectangular single-story brick structure with Gothic Revival styling. Its main facade has a large Gothic-arch window below the main roof gable, and a squat square tower to its left, housing the entrance in a Gothic-arched opening. The church was built in 1889 for a congregation that consisted of recently emancipated African-American former slaves when it was organized in 1869. It is a significant local landmark in its African-American culture and history.[2]
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Mount Olive United Methodist Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
Categories:
- United Methodist churches in Arkansas
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Gothic Revival church buildings in Arkansas
- Churches completed in 1889
- Churches in Crawford County, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Arkansas
- Northwest Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs
- Arkansas church stubs