Mount Olive United Methodist Church

Mount Olive United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Lafayette and Knox Sts., Van Buren, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°26′13″N 94°21′18″W
Area	0 acres (0 ha)
Built	1889
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	76000401[1]
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1976

The Mount Olive United Methodist Church is a historic church at Lafayette and Knox Streets in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a rectangular single-story brick structure with Gothic Revival styling. Its main facade has a large Gothic-arch window below the main roof gable, and a squat square tower to its left, housing the entrance in a Gothic-arched opening. The church was built in 1889 for a congregation that consisted of recently emancipated African-American former slaves when it was organized in 1869. It is a significant local landmark in its African-American culture and history.[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Crawford County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Mount Olive United Methodist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-28.