The Crossett Methodist Church is now known as the First Methodist Church of Crossett. It is at 500 Main St., Crossett, Arkansas, United States, and was built in 1949.
Crossett Methodist Church | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 500 Main St., Crossett, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 33°7′50″N 91°57′42″W / 33.13056°N 91.96167°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1949 |
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| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000018[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 17, 2010 |
History
editIt is the work of architect John Parks Almand and of Trapp, Clippord & Phelps. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 2010.[1]
Before 1902, a travelling Methodist minister held meetings in a tent, across from the Missouri Pacific Railroad station. The owners of Crossett Lumber Company owned all the property in town and paid the preacher. The Arkansas law in 1837 prohibited the sale of liquor within one mile of a place of worship. Overnight, a wooden church was built on the site of the tent meeting. This kept a pending saloon license from being issued, and stopped its opening in the town.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Church History". Methodist General Board of Global Ministries. 2010-11-13. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
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