Selma Methodist Church
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Selma Methodist Church | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | N of AR 4 in town of Selma, Selma, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 33°41′52″N 91°34′11″W / 33.69778°N 91.56972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000202[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 1972 |
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]
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] The congregation was closed by the United Methodist Church in 1992.[3]
It was built in a Gothic Revival style and was added to the National Register in 1972.
