Mount Olive United Methodist Church

Mount Olive United Methodist Church
Location Lafayette and Knox Sts., Van Buren, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°26′13″N 94°21′18″W / 35.43694°N 94.35500°W / 35.43694; -94.35500Coordinates: 35°26′13″N 94°21′18″W / 35.43694°N 94.35500°W / 35.43694; -94.35500
Area 0 acres (0 ha)
Built 1889
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 76000401[1]
Added to NRHP July 30, 1976

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]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[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 Mount Olive United Methodist Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-28.


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