Tulip Methodist Church is a historic church, with a cemetery, in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, near Athens.
Tulip Methodist Church | |
Location | At the junction of Parish Road 177 and Point Pleasant Road, about 3.3 miles (5.3 km) northeast of Athens |
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Nearest city | Athens, Louisiana |
Coordinates | 32°40′55″N 92°58′59″W / 32.68189°N 92.983°W |
Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
Built | 1872 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 87001367[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 13, 1987 |
The church was organized in 1872 when the Pisgah Methodist Church split. Its building was built in the summer of 1872.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] It was deemed to be a "superior example" of Greek Revival-styled churches in northwestern Louisiana.[2][3]
The church building "is styled to resemble a simplified Greek temple". Its front is pedimented, has a full entablature, and has corner pilasters.[2][3]
In 1983 there were no longer regular church services at the church, but an annual "Tulip Memorial Day" was held and there were occasional other events.[2][3]
See also
edit- Arizona Methodist Church: also NRHP-listed in Claiborne Parish
- Friendship CME Church: also NRHP-listed in Claiborne Parish
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Tulip Methodist Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1987. Retrieved June 9, 2017. with a photo and two maps
- ^ a b c d National Register Staff (May 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Tulip Methodist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved April 27, 2018. With four photos from 1986.