Canaan Baptist Church (Texarkana, Arkansas)

Canaan Baptist Church
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
LocationJct. of Laurel and 10th Sts., Texarkana, Arkansas
Coordinates33°25′59″N 94°2′29″W / 33.43306°N 94.04139°W / 33.43306; -94.04139
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectT.L. Bentley, S.C. Cox
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Other, Vernacular Late 19c Revival
NRHP reference No.90000903[1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 1990

The Canaan Baptist Church is a historic church at the junction of Laurel and 10th Streets in Texarkana, Arkansas. The single-story brick church was built in 1929 for an African-American congregation established in 1883. The building was designed by S. C. Cox, and exhibits Colonial Revival styling with some Gothic details, primarily in its pointed-arch windows.[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[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 Canaan Baptist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved September 26, 2014.