National Historic Landmark · Helena, Arkansas

Centennial Baptist Church

Historic church in Arkansas, United States in Helena, Arkansas. Added to the National Register in 2003, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 2003Gothic Revival
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What it is

Wikipedia · Centennial Baptist Church

The Centennial Baptist Church is a historic church building at the corner of York and Columbia Streets in Helena, Arkansas. It is significant for its association with Elias Camp Morris (1855-1922), who was the pastor of the church from 1879 and who was a driving force in the establishment of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Morris served as the convention's president from 1895 until his death, and his church served functionally as the organization's headquarters. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2003.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressYork and Columbia Streets, Helena, AR
CountyPhillips County
ListedJul 31, 2003
Reference number03001044
Type of placeProtestant church building
StyleGothic Revival
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressYork and Columbia Streets, Helena, AR
Coordinates34.52560, -90.59084 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitEmmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · 40 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbySouth Abutment Campground 30 mi · South Abutment Pavilion 31 mi · Bayou Point Day Use 31 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 03001044. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.