First United Methodist Church (Leesville, Louisiana)

The First United Methodist Church is a church in Leesville, Louisiana. Located at 202 N. Fifth Street, the building was built in 1920 in a Bungalow style/Craftsman style, Mission style/Spanish Revival style and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1][2]

First United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	202 N. Fifth St., Leesville, Louisiana
Coordinates	31.144444°N 93.264109°W
Built	1920
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.	01001491[1]
Added to NRHP	January 24, 2002

The building is a T-shaped church which was built in 1920 and expanded in the 1950s. It is a two-story building, with the worship space upstairs and a high brick basement story holding offices and meeting rooms. The front facade of the building has "a pronounced Spanish mission style gable pierced by a curvaceous vent in the Baroque manner."[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "First United Methodist Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with four photos and a map