First United Methodist Church is a historic

Methodist church Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ...

at 101 N. 2nd Street in

West Monroe, Louisiana West Monroe is the second largest city in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 13,103. It is situated on the Ouachita River, across from the neighboring city of Monroe. The two c ...

. It was added to the National Register in 2001. Its main block is a

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 two-and-one-half story masonry church erected in 1920. A two-story education wing was added between 1945 and 1950. wit
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It was deemed notable "as a rare and monumental example of the Colonial Revival style."

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United Methodist churches in Louisiana Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Colonial Revival architecture in Louisiana Churches completed in 1920 Churches in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana National Register of Historic Places in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana 1920 establishments in Louisiana West Monroe, Louisiana {{Louisiana-Methodist-church-stub

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