First Presbyterian Church
National Register of Historic Places

First Presbyterian Church

Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas
Listed
December 22, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82000837

About this property

The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church building at 4th and Main Streets in Newport, Arkansas It was designed by architects Sanders & Ginocchio in Classical Revival style and built in 1910. It is a single-story brick structure, with a shallow hip roof over its main hall. The entrance is set in a slightly projecting gable-ended section, flanked by Tuscan columns and square pilasters.

Location

4th and Main Sts.
Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas
35.60348, -91.28215

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 82000837. 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

Jackson County Courthouse
Industrial
0 mi
Arkansas Bank & Trust Company
Industrial
0.2 mi
Empie-Van Dyke House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport
Industrial
0.2 mi
Newport Bridge
Pre Contact
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Newport (Jackson County)
1863Civil War
0.4 mi
Skirmish at Jacksonport (1864 — Confederate cavalry attack)
1864Civil War
2.1 mi
Engagement at Jacksonport (1863 — Union base operations)
1863Civil War
2.1 mi
Skirmish at Jacksonport (Jackson County)
1862Civil War
2.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was First Presbyterian Church listed on the National Register?

First Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1982.

What type of historic resource is First Presbyterian Church?

First Presbyterian Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for First Presbyterian Church?

The period of significance for First Presbyterian Church is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1910.

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