Arizona Methodist Church is a historic church located along Arizona Road (LA 806), about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of its junction with LA 2.
Arizona Methodist Church | |
Location | Along Arizona Road (LA 806), about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of its junction with LA 2 |
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Nearest city | Arizona, Louisiana |
Coordinates | 32°47′14″N 92°57′28″W / 32.78728°N 92.95768°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c.1880 |
Built by | Doss Pennington |
Architectural style | Vernacular Greek Revival, other |
NRHP reference No. | 83003608[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1983 |
Also known as Arizona United Methodist Church, it was built in about 1880 and added to the National Register in 1983.[1]
As of 1983, it was "the only surviving historic landmark of the Arizona community, which during the postbellum period was a thriving town with a substantial cotton mill and academy."[2][3]
See also
edit- Friendship CME Church: also NRHP-listed in Claiborne Parish
- Tulip Methodist Church: also NRHP-listed in Claiborne Parish
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Arizona Methodist Church / Arizona United Methodist Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2018. with two photos and two maps Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ National Register Staff (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Arizona Methodist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2018. With eight photos from 1983.