Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Batesville, Arkansas)

The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 895 Oak Street in Batesville, Arkansas.[2] It is a single-story sandstone structure, with a gable roof and a projecting square tower at the front. The tower rises in stone to a hipped skirt, above which is a wood-frame belfry, which is topped by a shallow-pitch pyramidal roof. The main entrance is set in the base of the tower, inside a round-arch opening. Built in 1881, it is the oldest surviving church building in the city.[3]

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Batesville, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Batesville, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Batesville, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Batesville, Arkansas)
Location in United States
Location895 Oak St., Batesville, Arkansas
Coordinates35°46′20″N 91°38′14″W / 35.77222°N 91.63722°W / 35.77222; -91.63722
Arealess than one acre
Built1882
NRHP reference No.86002875[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 1986

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Batesville, Arkansas) on Arkansas Webpage".
  3. ^ "NRHP nomination for Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-01.