The First United Methodist Church is a historic church at 101 S. Izard Street in

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. It is a two-story brick structure, designed by

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architect John Gaisford and built in 1917 as the second church for its congregation. One of Gaisford's last designs, it is Classical Revival in style, with a Greek-style temple front with full-height Ionic columns supporting a triangular pediment, with limestone trim accenting the brickwork. The building was listed on the

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in 1994.

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