| First Christian Church | |
| Coordinates: | 35.2797°N -93.1319°W |
| Architect: | Price, J.D.; Eaton, J.P. & A.K. Bollinger |
| Architecture: | Gothic Revival |
| Added: | May 24, 2006 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 06000418 |
The First Christian Church in downtown Russellville, Arkansas is a historic church at the intersection of South Boston Avenue and East Main Place. The original single-story building was designed by architect J. D. Price of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and constructed by local contractors J. P. Eaton and A. K. Bollinger in 1885-86 as a wood-frame building with a Carpenter Gothic cruciform sanctuary design.
A 1925 expansion by builders J.C. and Warren Woodson, brothers, added 35 feet to the structure's rear, matching the building's original height and pitch of the roof. The project also added a front entrance portico, applied a brick veneer to the building’s exterior, installed stained-glass windows in the entry area and sanctuary to replace opaque, amber-colored panes used in the original construction, and modified the church’s interior. An education annex at the rear of the church was added in 1953-54.
It was built for a congregation affiliated with the Disciples of Christ, which was founded in 1882. It was judged one of the most expensive wooden churches in the state when it was built.[1]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.