South Side Baptist Church
National Register of Historic Places

South Side Baptist Church

Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas
Listed
March 2, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
06000083

About this property

South Side Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church at 2400 Dodson Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a large two-story brick building, built in 1948 with Moderne styling. The main facade is symmetrically arranged, with its entrances recessed to the sides of a round Romanesque arch, whose rear wall presents a round-arch window.

Location

2400 Dodson Ave.
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas
35.37202, -94.40681

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 06000083. It was listed on March 2, 2006.

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

Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Industrial
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Fort Smith Arkansas (Second)
1863Civil War
1.1 mi
Bass Reeves — Indian Territory Law Enforcement Career
1880Frontier
1.1 mi
Massard Prairie
1864Civil War
1.5 mi
First Confederate Occupation of Fort Smith
1861Civil War
1.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was South Side Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

South Side Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 2006.

What type of historic resource is South Side Baptist Church?

South Side Baptist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for South Side Baptist Church?

The period of significance for South Side Baptist Church is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1948.

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