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First United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	703 Lee Avenue, Lafayette, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°13′21″N 92°01′02″W / 30.22252°N 92.01721°W / 30.22252; -92.01721
Area	0.75 acres (0.30 ha)
Built	1924
Built by	Knapp and East
Architect	J.A. Baylor
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	84001307
Added to NRHP	June 21, 1984

The First United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at 703 Lee Avenue in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Built in 1924, it is a three-story building in Classical Revival style, with a five-bay front facade and a pedimented portico with four Ionic columns. It was designed by architect J.A. Baylor and built by contractor Knapp & East. According to its NRHP nomination it is one of only three buildings in Lafayette Parish known to have a monumental portico; of those it is "the only one with ornamental fenestration surrounds. It is therefore one of the parish's most pretentious and most high style period buildings."

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1984.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "First United Methodist Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1984. Retrieved May 9, 2017. with two photos and a map Archived July 3, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
3. National Register Staff (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: First United Methodist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved July 3, 2018. With seven photos from 1984.

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