First Baptist Church (Eudora, Arkansas)

First Baptist Church
Location AR 159 S, 1 mi. S of Eudora, Eudora, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°5′24″N 91°16′8″W / 33.09000°N 91.26889°W / 33.09000; -91.26889Coordinates: 33°5′24″N 91°16′8″W / 33.09000°N 91.26889°W / 33.09000; -91.26889
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1900
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
MPS Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS
NRHP reference # 98000645[1]
Added to NRHP June 3, 1998

The First Baptist Church is a historic church on Arkansas Highway 159 South, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Eudora, Arkansas. The wood frame church was built in 1900, and rebuilt in 1946 after sustaining significant storm damage. The building is clad in a combination of weatherboard and novelty siding, and is covered by a shingled cross-gable roof. It is topped by a short gable-roofed belltower. The front facade is symmetrically organized around the main entrance, with the door recessed in a projecting section with its own, lower, end gable. The double doors are flanked by three-over-one windows. The building is associated with the African-American community that developed in the area during the first half of the 20th century.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

Dedication Plaque

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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 Baptist Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-03-31.


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