Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church

The Goddard United Methodist Church formerly the Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church at 1922 Dodson Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The church building is an imposing Late Gothic stone structure, built in 1930 to a design by the local architectural firm of Haralson & Nelson. The congregation for which it was built was founded in 1908, and worshipped in a wood-frame church at this site prior to the construction of the present edifice. In October 1945 the church was renamed the Goddard Memorial Methodist Church in honor of a recent pastor, Dr. O. E. Goddard. The church complex includes, in addition to the church, a children's building, fellowship hall, and office building.[2]

Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Front of the church
Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church is located in Arkansas
Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Location in Arkansas
Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church is located in the United States
Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Location in United States
Location1922 Dodson Ave., Fort Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates35°22′19″N 94°24′45″W / 35.37194°N 94.41250°W / 35.37194; -94.41250
Arealess than one acre
Built1930
ArchitectHaralson & Nelson
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.06000082[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 2, 2006

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

The church's bell tower

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
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