Echols Memorial Christian Church

Echols Memorial Christian Church

Front of the church
Location 2801 Alabama, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°23′3″N 94°24′6″W / 35.38417°N 94.40167°W / 35.38417; -94.40167Coordinates: 35°23′3″N 94°24′6″W / 35.38417°N 94.40167°W / 35.38417; -94.40167
Area less than one acre
Built 1911
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 06000070[1]
Added to NRHP February 21, 2006

The Echols Memorial Christian Church, now home to the Vietnamese Baptist Church, is a historic church building at 2801 Alabama Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a large rectangular brick and stone structure, with a square tower at its southwest corner. Its roof has a cross gable configuration, with large Gothic stained-glass in the gable ends. The main entrance is set in the tower recessed in a Gothic-arched opening. Built in 1911 with funds donated by Mrs. Elizabeth Echols, it is an excellent local example of Late Gothic styling built using local materials.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Echols Memorial Christian Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-03.


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