First United Methodist Church (Lafayette, Louisiana)
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| Location | 703 Lee Avenue, Lafayette, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°13′21″N 92°01′02″W / 30.22252°N 92.01721°W |
| Area | 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Built by | Knapp and East |
| Architect | J.A. Baylor |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001307[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1984 |
The First United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at 703 Lee Avenue in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Built in 1924, it is a three-story building in Classical Revival style, with a five-bay front facade and a pedimented portico with four Ionic columns. It was designed by architect J.A. Baylor and built by contractor Knapp & East. According to its NRHP nomination it is one of only three buildings in Lafayette Parish known to have a monumental portico; of those it is "the only one with ornamental fenestration surrounds. It is therefore one of the parish's most pretentious and most high style period buildings."[2][3]
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1984.[1]
