The Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church is a historic church at 4040 Arkansas Highway 58 in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas. Built in 1946, it is built using a distinctive construction method of wood framing finished in stone in a style known as "giraffe rock", in which the exterior is clad in mortared sandstone slabs. The main portion of the church is two stories in height and covered by a gable roof, with a gabled entrance vestibule at the center of the front facade.[2]
Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church | |
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| Location | 4040 AR 58, Poughkeepsie, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 36°4′32″N 91°28′33″W / 36.07556°N 91.47583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1946 |
| Built by | Denton, Ancel |
| Architectural style | Vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000321[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 7, 2016 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
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