Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
National Register of Historic Places

Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church

Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas
Listed
March 2, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06000082

About this property

The Goddard United Methodist Church formerly the Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church at 1922 Dodson Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The church building is an imposing Late Gothic stone structure, built in 1930 to a design by the local architectural firm of Haralson & Nelson. The congregation for which it was built was founded in 1908, and worshipped in a wood-frame church at this site prior to the construction of the present edifice. In October 1945 the church was renamed the Goddard Memorial Methodist Church in honor of a recent pastor, Dr. O. E. Goddard. The church complex includes, in addition to the church, a children's building, fellowship hall, and office building. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

1922 Dodson Ave.
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas
35.37204, -94.41274

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church listed on the National Register?

Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church?

Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1908.

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