The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 895 Oak Street in Batesville, Arkansas.[2] It is a single-story sandstone structure, with a gable roof and a projecting square tower at the front. The tower rises in stone to a hipped skirt, above which is a wood-frame belfry, which is topped by a shallow-pitch pyramidal roof. The main entrance is set in the base of the tower, inside a round-arch opening. Built in 1881, it is the oldest surviving church building in the city.[3]
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 895 Oak St., Batesville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°46′20″N 91°38′14″W / 35.77222°N 91.63722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1882 |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002875[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 16, 1986 |
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Batesville, Arkansas) on Arkansas Webpage".
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
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