Arizona Methodist Church

Arizona Methodist Church is a historic church located along Arizona Road (LA 806), about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of its junction with LA 2.

Arizona Methodist Church
Arizona Methodist Church is located in Louisiana
Arizona Methodist Church
Arizona Methodist Church is located in the United States
Arizona Methodist Church
LocationAlong Arizona Road (LA 806), about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of its junction with LA 2
Nearest cityArizona, Louisiana
Coordinates32°47′14″N 92°57′28″W / 32.78728°N 92.95768°W / 32.78728; -92.95768
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1880
Built byDoss Pennington
Architectural styleVernacular Greek Revival, other
NRHP reference No.83003608[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1983

Also known as Arizona United Methodist Church, it was built in about 1880 and added to the National Register in 1983.[1]

As of 1983, it was "the only surviving historic landmark of the Arizona community, which during the postbellum period was a thriving town with a substantial cotton mill and academy."[2][3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Arizona Methodist Church / Arizona United Methodist Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2018. with two photos and two maps Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ National Register Staff (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Arizona Methodist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2018. With eight photos from 1983.