Farmington in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church
1902
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
1. Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church Marker
National Register
of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.
Location. 36° 0.145′ N, 94° 16.074′ W. Marker is in Farmington, Arkansas, in Washington County. It is on Arkansas Route 170 0.1 miles south of County Road 264, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10964 AR-170, Farmington AR 72730, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Arkansas, on the Ozark Plateau, in the Cherokee Heritage Region, and in Osage Territory. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ozarks. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 26th Indiana and 37th Illinois Infantry (approx. 2.3 miles away); Archibald Borden House (approx. 2.4 miles away); Blocher's Arkansas Battery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Herron's Attack (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Borden House / The Legacy of Prairie Grove (approx. 2.4 miles away); Lieutenant Colonel John C. Black (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Dead of Prairie Grove (approx. 2.4 miles away); 29th Arkansas Infantry (approx. 2.4 miles away).
Regarding Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Erected in1903, the current Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church building was built just two years after the arrival of the railroad; yet the congregation had existed since 1856, when Henry and Eliza Tollette the first documented owners of this property gave this property to what was then the Protestant Methodist Church.
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The identity of several of the craftspersons who worked on the 1903 building have survived, and one, the Rev. Nathan Hanks, is known to have sponsored the construction and may also have had a hand in determining the final design George Terpening owned the brick company that provided the exterior materials; he also built the pews from walnut and sycamore trees near the site. William Thomas Hamblen II installed the beaded board on the interior, and Donnie Hammontree supervised the firing of the bricks at the Terpening brick works. The stained glass windows were fabricated in Germany and shipped to the site via the railroad.
Also see . . .
1. Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church (PDF). National Register nomination for the church, which was listed in 1995. (National Archives) (Submitted on June 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Historic Walnut Grove Church Reopens As Chapel. The historic Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church on Highway 170 closed its doors
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
2. Second Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church National Register plaque
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
3. Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
4. Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church (interior)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
5. Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church (interior)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
6. Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church (interior)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 383 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
