Mount Olive United Methodist Church

The Mount Olive United Methodist Church is a historic church at Lafayette and Knox Streets in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a rectangular single-story brick structure with Gothic Revival styling. Its main facade has a large Gothic-arch window below the main roof gable, and a squat square tower to its left, housing the entrance in a Gothic-arched opening. The church was built in 1889 for a congregation that consisted of recently emancipated African-American former slaves when it was organized in 1869. It is a significant local landmark in its African-American culture and history.[2]

Mount Olive United Methodist Church
Mount Olive United Methodist Church is located in Arkansas
Mount Olive United Methodist Church
Location in Arkansas
Mount Olive United Methodist Church is located in the United States
Mount Olive United Methodist Church
Location in United States
LocationLafayette and Knox Sts., Van Buren, Arkansas
Coordinates35°26′13″N 94°21′18″W / 35.43694°N 94.35500°W / 35.43694; -94.35500
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1889
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.76000401[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1976

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Mount Olive United Methodist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-28.