National Register of Historic Places

Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church

Blevins, Hempstead County, Arkansas
Listed
May 28, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
03000463

About this property

The Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church is a historic church on Hempstead County Route 16, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the small town of Blevins, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a Jerkinhead roof, and a steeple topped by a hip roof. It was built in 1942, using in part materials recycled from an 1870 church which was dismantled due to the establishment of the Southwestern Proving Ground in 1940. The church serves an African-American congregation that was, prior to its relocation, in a community that was originally named for, and supported by, Arkansas Senator James Kimbrough Jones. The church property includes a small wood-frame Sunday school building, constructed about the same time as the church, and a cemetery. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Location

Blevins, Hempstead County, Arkansas
33.83258, -93.61106

Categories

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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Goodlett Gin
Industrial
5.3 mi
Confederate State Capitol
Civil War
5.4 mi
Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4
Industrial
5.8 mi
Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 5
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5.9 mi
Washington Confederate Monument
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6.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Moscow (Nevada County)
1864Civil War
12.6 mi
Price's Raid — Return through Arkansas (October–November 1864)
1864Civil War
13.2 mi

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When was Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church?

Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church is recorded as the colonial era.

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