The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church on AR 79B in

Fordyce, Arkansas Fordyce is a city in southeast Dallas County, Arkansas, United States. Its population has been decreasing since the 1980s when the town reached an all time high of 5,175. The population in 2020 was 3,396 down from 4,300 at the 2010 census, an ...

. 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

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. It is a modest example of Gothic Revival styling executed in buff brick, with three towers. The building was listed on the

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in 1983.

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Presbyterian churches in Arkansas Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Gothic Revival church buildings in Arkansas Churches completed in 1912 Churches in Dallas County, Arkansas Buildings and structures in Fordyce, Arkansas 1883 establishments in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Dallas County, Arkansas {{Arkansas-Presbyterian-church-stub

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