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The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 200 North Second Street (corner of Second and Quay) in
Dardanelle, Arkansas Dardanelle is a city in northeast Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,745 at the 2010 census. Along with Danville, it serves as a county seat for Yell County. It is located near Lake Dardanelle. Dardanelle is part of the ...
. It is a roughly rectangular masonry structure, built out of buff-colored brick and light stone trim. Its front facade consists of a pair of quoined and crenellated tower-like sections flanking a four-column pedimented gable portico, which shelters the entrance. Built in 1912–14, it is locally distinctive for its
Classical Revival architecture Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
, and for its
Akron Plan The Akron Plan was a scheme for the design of churches and other religious buildings that housed Sunday schools. It was characterized by a set of wedge-shaped classrooms that radiated from the direction of a central superintendent's platform. D ...
interior. The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1987.


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Berry House (Dardanelle, Arkansas) The Berry House was a historic building in Dardanelle, Arkansas. It was originally built in 1872 as the First Presbyterian Church. About 1912, it was converted to a private residence, and the congregation moved into First Presbyterian Church (Da ...
: the congregation's earlier building *
National Register of Historic Places listings in Yell County, Arkansas __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Yell County, Arkansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Yell County, Arkansas, ...


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First Presbyterian Church of Dardanelle web site
Presbyterian churches in Arkansas Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Neoclassical architecture in Arkansas Churches completed in 1912 Churches in Yell County, Arkansas 1912 establishments in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Yell County, Arkansas Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Arkansas Neoclassical church buildings in the United States Akron Plan church buildings Dardanelle, Arkansas {{Arkansas-church-stub