Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Batesville

Name: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Address: Batesville, United States

#5 among attractions in Batesville

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The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 895 Oak Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a single-story sandstone structure, with a gable roof and a projecting square tower at the front. The tower rises in stone to a hipped skirt, above which is a wood-frame belfry, which is topped by a shallow-pitch pyramidal roof. The main entrance is set in the base of the tower, inside a round-arch opening. Built in 1881, it is the oldest surviving church building in the city. ()

Built: 1882 (142 years ago)Coordinates: 35°46'20"N, 91°38'14"W

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Batesville United States

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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Paul's Parish Church, Batesville Commercial Historic District, Batesville Confederate Monument, Central Avenue Bridge.

0.7 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Parish Church, Batesville
19 min walk • St. Paul's Parish is a congregation of the Episcopal Church in Batesville, Arkansas. The parish was officially founded on March 3, 1866, by Bishop Henry C. Lay and the Rev. Charles H. Albert, who had been working as missionaries in the area since the previous year.
1 miW
Park
Batesville Commercial Historic District, Batesville
25 min walk • The Batesville Commercial Historic District encompasses about four city blocks of the historic downtown of Batesville, Arkansas. This area's current appearance is largely the result of development between about 1880 and the 1940s, although it includes a portion of Arkansas' oldest platted Main Street, dating to 1821.
0.9 miW
Memorial
Batesville Confederate Monument, Batesville
24 min walk • The Batesville Confederate Monument is located at the southeast corner of Main and Broad Streets in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a square monument, about 20 feet in height, divided into four stages, and built out of local limestone. The first three-stage have a base trim element, and are unadorned except for inscriptions.
1 miW
Bridge
Central Avenue Bridge, Batesville
27 min walk • The Central Avenue Bridge is a historic bridge in Batesville, Arkansas. It carries AR 69B and Central Avenue across Poke Bayou on the city's west side. It is an open spandrel concrete structure, with five spans having a total length of 397 feet. The longest single span is 80 feet.
0.5 miW
Gothic Revival architecture
Edward Dickinson House, Batesville
14 min walk • The Edward Dickinson House is a historic house at 672 East Boswell Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a steeply pitched gable roof and Gothic Revival styling. A front-facing gable is centered on the main facade, with a Gothic-arched window at its center.
0.6 miW
Shingle style architecture
Cook-Morrow House, Batesville
15 min walk • The Cook-Morrow House is a historic house at 875 Main Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a cross-gabled roof configuration and wooden shingle and brick veneer exterior. A porch wraps around the front and right side.
0.7 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Glenn House, Batesville
18 min walk • The Glenn House is a historic house at 653 Water Street in Batesville, Arkansas. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof and end chimneys.
0.8 miNE
Universities and schools
Lyon College, Batesville
21 min walk • Lyon College is an private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and located in Batesville, Arkansas. Founded in 1872 as Arkansas College, it is the oldest independent college in Arkansas.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church?

Nearby attractions include Edward Dickinson House, Batesville (14 min walk), Cook-Morrow House, Batesville (15 min walk), Glenn House, Batesville (18 min walk), St. Paul's Parish Church, Batesville (19 min walk).