Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Batesville, Arkansas)

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
Location895 Oak St., Batesville, Arkansas
Coordinates35°46′20″N 91°38′14″W / 35.77222°N 91.63722°W / 35.77222; -91.63722
Arealess than one acre
Built1882
NRHP reference No.86002875[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 1986

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]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Batesville, Arkansas) on Arkansas Webpage".
  3. ^ "NRHP nomination for Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved July 1, 2015.