National Register of Historic Places

First United Methodist Church

Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas
Listed
April 26, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92000388

About this property

The First United Methodist Church is a historic church building at 204 S. Main in Hamburg, Arkansas. The brick Gothic Revival building was built in 1910 for Hamburg's first organized congregation, founded in 1850, which had previously met in a wood-frame building on the same site. It was designed by the Nolley Brothers, who owned a local brickyard, and was based on Gothic Revival designs that one of them had observed at the St. Louis World's Fair. The original building's main facade consisted of two towers, one higher than the other, flanking a single-story sanctuary section. Although the main roof spine runs between the towers, there is a large gable between the towers perpendicular to that line facing the front of the building. This gable end is decorated by a stained glass window designed for the church by the Jacoby Art Glass Company of St. Louis. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Location

204 S. Main
Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas
33.22482, -91.79787

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Hamburg Presbyterian Church
Industrial
0.2 mi
Ashley County Courthouse
Industrial
0.2 mi
Hamburg Commercial Historic District
Industrial
0.2 mi
Watson House
Colonial
0.3 mi
Watson-Sawyer House
Civil War
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Ashley's Station
1864Civil War
8.6 mi

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When was First United Methodist Church listed on the National Register?

First United Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1992.

What type of historic resource is First United Methodist Church?

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

What is the period of significance for First United Methodist Church?

The period of significance for First United Methodist Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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