Methodist Episcopal Church, South
National Register of Historic Places

Methodist Episcopal Church, South

Dardanelle, Yell County, Arkansas
Listed
November 7, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
96001275

About this property

The Dardanelle Methodist Church, formerly the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, is a historic church at 100 North 2nd Street in Dardanelle, Arkansas. It is a 1+1⁄2-story brick building, constructed in 1891 and extensively altered into its present Prairie School appearance in 1917. The congregation was organized in 1848, and first met in a schoolhouse prior to the construction of its first sanctuary in 1858.

Location

Dardanelle, Yell County, Arkansas
35.22024, -93.15445

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 96001275. It was listed on November 7, 1996.

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

First Presbyterian Church
Modern
0.1 mi
Dardanelle Commercial Historic District
Civil War
0.2 mi
Yell County Courthouse
Industrial
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Dardanelle (1863 — first Union probe)
1863Civil War
0.2 mi
Skirmish at Dardanelle, Arkansas
1863Civil War
0.4 mi
Skirmish at Russellville (Pope County)
1863Civil War
4.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Methodist Episcopal Church, South listed on the National Register?

Methodist Episcopal Church, South was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Methodist Episcopal Church, South?

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

What is the period of significance for Methodist Episcopal Church, South?

The period of significance for Methodist Episcopal Church, South is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1848.

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