First Church of Christ, Scientist (Little Rock, Arkansas) explained

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Coordinates:34.7294°N -92.275°W
Built:1919
Architect:John Parks Almand[1]
Architecture:Mission/Spanish Revival
Added:October 4, 1984
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:84000008
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:May 19, 1988
Partof:Governor's Mansion Historic District (1988 enlargement)
Partof Refnum:88000631

The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, now the Little Rock Community Church, is a historic church building at 2000 South Louisiana Street in Little Rock, Arkansas.

History

It was built for the local Christian Science congregation, which in 1950 sold it to an Evangelical Methodist congregation. That congregation has since severed its association with the Evangelical Methodist movement, and is now known as the Little Rock Community Church.[2]

Description

It is a single-story Mission style building, designed by noted Arkansas architect John Parks Almand and completed in 1919. Characteristics of the Mission style include the low-pitch tile hip roof, overhanging eaves with exposed rafter ends, and smooth plaster walls. The building also has modest Classical features, found in pilaster capitals and medallions of plaster and terra cotta. The building is local significant for its architecture.

Listed

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and was included in a 1988 expansion of the Governor's Mansion Historic District.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=501 Encyclopedia of Arkansas Culture & History: John Parks Almand
  2. Web site: NRHP nomination for First Church of Christ, Scientist . 2015-11-16 . Arkansas Preservation.