First Presbyterian Church (Fordyce, Arkansas)

First Presbyterian Church
Location AR 79B, Fordyce, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°48′47″N 92°24′53″W / 33.81306°N 92.41472°W / 33.81306; -92.41472Coordinates: 33°48′47″N 92°24′53″W / 33.81306°N 92.41472°W / 33.81306; -92.41472
Area less than one acre
Built 1912
Architect Hunt,Reuben Harrison
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Dallas County MRA
NRHP Reference # 83003468[1]
Added to NRHP October 28, 1983

The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church on AR 79B in Fordyce, Arkansas. The congregation was organized in 1883, and was the first in the city of Fordyce. This building is its third sanctuary, built in 1912 to a design by Tennessee architect Reuben Harrison Hunt. It is a modest example of Gothic Revival styling executed in buff brick, with three towers.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for First Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-03.


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