First United Methodist Church (Leesville, Louisiana) Explained

First United Methodist Church
Coordinates:31.1444°N -93.2641°W
Built:1920
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Mission/spanish Revival
Added:January 24, 2002
Refnum:01001491

The First United Methodist Church is a church in Leesville, Louisiana. Located at 202 N. Fifth Street, the building was built in 1920 in a Bungalow style/Craftsman style, Mission style/Spanish Revival style and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

The building is a T-shaped church which was built in 1920 and expanded in the 1950s. It is a two-story building, with the worship space upstairs and a high brick basement story holding offices and meeting rooms. The front facade of the building has "a pronounced Spanish mission style gable pierced by a curvaceous vent in the Baroque manner."[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First United Methodist Church . State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation . with four photos and a map