First Presbyterian Church (Fordyce, Arkansas)

{{short description|Historic church in Arkansas, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = First Presbyterian Church

| nrhp_type =

| image = First Presbyterian Church in Fordyce, AR.jpg

| caption =

| location = AR 79B, Fordyce, Arkansas

| coordinates = {{coord|33|48|47|N|92|24|53|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Arkansas#USA

| map_caption = Location in Arkansas##Location in United States

| built = 1912

| architect = Hunt, Reuben Harrison

| architecture = Late Gothic Revival

| added = October 28, 1983

| area = less than one acre

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000025|title=Dallas County MRA}}

| refnum = 83003468{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church on AR 79B in Fordyce, Arkansas. The congregation was organized in 1883, and was the first in the city of Fordyce. This building is its third sanctuary, built in 1912 to a design by Tennessee architect Reuben Harrison Hunt. It is a modest example of Gothic Revival styling executed in buff brick, with three towers.{{cite web|url=https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/DA0123-pdf|title=NRHP nomination for First Presbyterian Church|publisher=Arkansas Preservation|accessdate=2014-07-03}}

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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