National Register of Historic Places

Old Bethel Methodist Church

Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas
Listed
April 18, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000590

About this property

The Old Bethel Methodist Church, also known as the Old Bethel School, Church, & Cemetery, is a historic Methodist church, school and cemetery in rural Greene County, Arkansas. It is located on Highway 358,& Greene 712 Road in Paragould, Arkansas. It is a modest single-story wood-frame structure, built in 1901, and standing next to a cemetery established in 1882. The original Bethel Methodist Church was constructed in 1880, a small, onestory, white frame church. In 1900, a storm destroyed this building and in 1901 an almost identical building replaced the original structure. George Russell, a local carpenter, built the building using native materials of cypress and pine. It measures 20 feet by 40 feet and has a high pitched roof covered by tin. Exterior walls are covered with six inch beveled pine siding, while interior walls and ceiling are beaded pine wall board. Adjacent to it is a cemetery that dates to 1886. The first person buried here was Moss Widner in 1882. The building served the small community of Finch as not just a church, but also as a school, and was vacated in 1941. It was restored in the 1970s by a group of local concerned citizens, and is occasionally used for services. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Location

Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas
36.01283, -90.65831

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When was Old Bethel Methodist Church listed on the National Register?

Old Bethel Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Old Bethel Methodist Church?

Old Bethel Methodist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Old Bethel Methodist Church?

The period of significance for Old Bethel Methodist Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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