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Echols Memorial Christian Church

Coordinates: 35°23′3″N 94°24′6″W / 35.38417°N 94.40167°W / 35.38417; -94.40167
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Echols Memorial Christian Church
Front of the church
Echols Memorial Christian Church is located in Arkansas
Echols Memorial Christian Church
Location in Arkansas
Echols Memorial Christian Church is located in the United States
Echols Memorial Christian Church
Location in United States
Location2801 Alabama, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates35°23′3″N 94°24′6″W / 35.38417°N 94.40167°W / 35.38417; -94.40167
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.06000070[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 2006

The Echols Memorial Christian Church, now home to the Vietnamese Baptist Church, is a historic church building at 2801 Alabama Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a large rectangular brick and stone structure, with a square tower at its southwest corner. Its roof has a cross gable configuration, with large Gothic stained-glass in the gable ends. The main entrance is set in the tower recessed in a Gothic-arched opening. Built in 1911 with funds donated by Mrs. Elizabeth Echols, it is an excellent local example of Late Gothic styling built using local materials.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Echols Memorial Christian Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-03.