Tulip Methodist Church Explained

Tulip Methodist Church
Location:At the junction of Parish Road 177 and Point Pleasant Road, about 3.3miles northeast of Athens
Nearest City:Athens, Louisiana
Coordinates:32.6819°N -92.983°W
Built:1872
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:August 13, 1987
Area:0.2acres
Refnum:87001367

Tulip Methodist Church is a historic church, with a cemetery, in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, near Athens.

The church was organized in 1872 when the Pisgah Methodist Church split. Its building was built in the summer of 1872.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It was deemed to be a "superior example" of Greek Revival-styled churches in northwestern Louisiana.

The church building "is styled to resemble a simplified Greek temple". Its front is pedimented, has a full entablature, and has corner pilasters.[1] [2]

In 1983 there were no longer regular church services at the church, but an annual "Tulip Memorial Day" was held and there were occasional other events.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tulip Methodist Church . State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation . 1987 . June 9, 2017 . with a photo and two maps
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87001367}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Tulip Methodist Church]. National Park Service. National Register Staff. May 1987. April 27, 2018. With .