Christ the King Church
National Register of Historic Places

Christ the King Church

Ft. Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas
Listed
December 22, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82000936

About this property

The Christ the King Church is a historic church building at Greenwood and South "S" Streets in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a Mission/Spanish revival style church built out of native fieldstone in 1930 to a design by Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio. It is an architecturally distinctive example of the work of Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson, with transepts located near the front of the building (instead of the more traditional rear), and the angled parapet leading to the open belltower.

Location

Ft. Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas
35.36475, -94.40451

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 82000936. It was listed on December 22, 1982.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

South Side Baptist Church
Modern
0.5 mi
Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Industrial
0.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Massard Prairie
1864Civil War
1.4 mi
Battle of Fort Smith Arkansas (Second)
1863Civil War
1.5 mi
Bass Reeves — Indian Territory Law Enforcement Career
1880Frontier
1.5 mi
First Confederate Occupation of Fort Smith
1861Civil War
2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Christ the King Church listed on the National Register?

Christ the King Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Christ the King Church?

Christ the King Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Christ the King Church?

The period of significance for Christ the King Church is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1930.

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