The First United Methodist Church is a historic church at 101 S. Izard Street in Forrest City, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick structure, designed by Memphis architect John Gaisford and built in 1917 as the second church for its congregation. One of Gaisford's last designs, it is Classical Revival in style, with a Greek-style temple front with full-height Ionic columns supporting a triangular pediment, with limestone trim accenting the brickwork.[2]
First United Methodist Church | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 101 S. Izard St., Forrest City, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°0′33″N 90°47′1″W / 35.00917°N 90.78361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1917 |
| Built by | J.C. Jones |
| Architect | John Gaisford |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000467[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 1994 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for First United Methodist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-09.[permanent dead link]
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