The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 304 S. Center St. in downtown

Lonoke, Arkansas Lonoke () is the second most populous city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States, and serves as its county seat. According to 2010 United States Census, the population of the city is 4,245. It is part of the Little R ...

. It is a single-story brick building, with a gabled roof and concrete foundation. The brick is laid in running bond, and the gable ends are clad in shingles, but were originally finished in half-timbered stucco, in the Tudor Revival style. The church was built in 1919 to a design by architect

John Parks Almand John Parks Almand (May 8, 1885 – March 24, 1969) was an American architect who practiced in Arkansas from 1912 to 1962. Among other works, he designed the Art Deco Hot Springs Medical Arts Building, which was the tallest building in Arkansas f ...

, and is the city's best example of ecclesiastical

Tudor Revival architecture Tudor Revival architecture, also known as mock Tudor in the UK, first manifested in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture, in rea ...

. The building was listed on the

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in 2004.

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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Tudor Revival architecture in Arkansas Churches completed in 1919 Buildings and structures in Lonoke, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Lonoke County, Arkansas {{Arkansas-Presbyterian-church-stub

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