Mount Pleasant Methodist Church

Mount Pleasant Methodist Church

The church in 2015; appears to be significantly altered or rebuilt
Nearest city Waldron, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°55′22″N 94°1′26″W / 34.92278°N 94.02389°W / 34.92278; -94.02389Coordinates: 34°55′22″N 94°1′26″W / 34.92278°N 94.02389°W / 34.92278; -94.02389
Area less than one acre
Built 1891
NRHP Reference # 86001207[1]
Added to NRHP June 5, 1986

Mount Pleasant Methodist Church is historic Methodist church in Waldron, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, originally built in 1891 on land donated by Joseph Self, a locally prominent farmer. The church is finished in weatherboard, and has a steeply pitched gable roof, with a bell tower at the front (north) end. A shed-roof addition extends to the south (rear) of the building. The interior features a distinctive gambrel ceiling, finished in flush pine boards painted white.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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 Mount Pleasant Methodist Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-05-03.


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