The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church in

Des Arc, Arkansas Des Arc ( ) is a city on the White River in the Arkansas Delta, United States. It is the largest city in Prairie County, Arkansas, and the county seat for the county's northern district. Incorporated in 1854, Des Arc's position on the river has ...

, United States. It is a single-story brick building, built in 1913 in a vernacular interpretation of the

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the arch ...

style. Its front facade has a neoclassical gabled portico with four supporting columns and entablature, and it has a two-stage belfry set atop its flat roof, with a bell-shaped copper roof. The congregation was founded in the 1840s; this is its third building. The building was listed on the

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in 1990.

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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Colonial Revival architecture in Arkansas Churches in Prairie County, Arkansas Presbyterian churches in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Prairie County, Arkansas {{Arkansas-Presbyterian-church-stub

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