Selma Methodist Church

The Selma Methodist Church is a historic church located north of AR 4 in the town of Selma, Arkansas. The wood frame church was built c. 1874, and is a well preserved rural Gothic Revival structure. Its main facade has narrow Gothic windows with pointed arches flanking the center entry, which is topped by a similarly pointed transom. The side walls have five windows each, matching those on the main facade. The apse is located in a half-octagon bay on the north side, whose two windows are also like the others, only shorter. The main entrance is topped by a small octagonal bell chamber mounted on a square base; there is no steeple.[2]

Selma Methodist Church
LocationN of AR 4 in town of Selma, Selma, Arkansas
Coordinates33°41′52″N 91°34′11″W
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.72000202[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1972

The building was originally built for a Baptist congregation, which shared the building with the local Methodists after the latter's church was destroyed by fire. The Methodists acquired the building in 1885.[2]

It was built in a Gothic Revial style and was added to the National Register in 1972.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Selma Methodist Church" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-02-21.


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