First United Methodist Church (Leesville, Louisiana)

First United Methodist Church
Location 202 N. Fifth St., Leesville, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°08′40″N 93°15′51″W / 31.144444°N 93.264109°W / 31.144444; -93.264109Coordinates: 31°08′40″N 93°15′51″W / 31.144444°N 93.264109°W / 31.144444; -93.264109
Built 1920
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference # 01001491[1]
Added to NRHP January 24, 2002

The First United Methodist Church is a church in Leesville, Louisiana. Located at 202 N. Fifth Street, the building was built in 1920 in a Bungalow style/Craftsman style, Mission style/Spanish Revival style and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1][2]

The building is a T-shaped church which was built in 1920 and expanded in the 1950s. It is a two-story building, with the worship space upstairs and a high brick basement story holding offices and meeting rooms. The front facade of the building has "a pronounced Spanish mission style gable pierced by a curvaceous vent in the Baroque manner."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "First United Methodist Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with four photos and a map


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