The Parkdale Baptist Church (also known as First Baptist Missionary Church of Parkdale) is a historic

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

church building at 137 Bride Street in

Parkdale, Arkansas Parkdale is a town in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 277 at the 2010 census. Geography Parkdale is located at (33.121794, -91.547596). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all ...

. The Late

Gothic Revival style Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

building was constructed in 1910, and is one of comparatively few buildings in southeastern Arkansas in that style. The building follows a modified cruciform plan. Its main Gothic Revival features include the pointed arch windows that predominate, twin towers, and gable ends with patterned-glass windows. The church 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 v ...

(as "Parkdale Baptist Church-AS0051") in 2007.

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Baptist churches in Arkansas Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Gothic Revival church buildings in Arkansas Churches completed in 1910 Churches in Ashley County, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Ashley County, Arkansas 1910 establishments in Arkansas {{Arkansas-church-stub

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