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Historic church in Arkansas, United States United States historic place
Visitors Chapel AME
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
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Location319 Church St.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates34°30′31″N 93°3′1″W / 34.50861°N 93.05028°W / 34.50861; -93.05028
Arealess than one acre
Built1913 (1913)
ArchitectNorthington, J.H..
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Classical Revival
Part ofPleasant Street Historic District (ID03000532)
NRHP reference No.95000682
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1995
Designated CPJune 20, 2003

The Visitors Chapel AME is a historic church building at 319 Church Street in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a Three story brick building, designed in a distinctive combination of Classical and Gothic Revival styles by J.H. Northington and built in 1913. The church has a Greek cruciform plan with a dome at the center, with a Classical gable-front flanked by towers with Gothic windows. An African Methodist Episcopal congregation is believed to have existed in Hot Springs since the 1870s; this building is the fourth it is known to have built. It is named in honor of the many outsiders who come to worship with the regular congregants.

The building was listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Visitors Chapel AME". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
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