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Photo of the Month
Central Methodist
Episcopal Church
By Jennifer Sweet, Collections Assistant
 In
1881, not long after the railroad came through and
Rogers was officially established, the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South was organized, Members met in
the old Osborne Hall on North First Street. The first
church building was a frame building built in 1882 on
North Second Street. The church moved again in 1889 to a
brick building on the corner of Second and Cherry
Streets.
In February 1907, the Official Board of the church voted
unanimously to build a new church. Property at the
corner of Third and Elm Streets was purchased from Hugh
Miller at a cost of $2200. The building was designed by
architect A.O. Clarke in the neoclassical style popular
at the time. It featured columns at the entranceway,
Romanesque arches and a domed ceiling in the sanctuary.
The building of the church cost $13,000. The new church
was called Central Methodist Episcopal Church.
The church also featured a steeple and stained glass
windows. The windows were memorials, which were designed
and installed by Thomas E. Gaytee. They were made in the
Studio of Ford Bros. Glass Co. in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. The windows can still be seen in the church
today. The original steeple was destroyed by lightning
in 1911. It was not replaced until 1997.
In 1940, a fire started in the furnace room at the
church. The basement filled with water, which froze hard
enough for children to skate. The stained glass windows
escaped damage thanks to the efforts of many people who
came to help fight the fire. Repairs to the building
would be finished in 1941 and cost $11,619.02.
This church was not the only one designed by A.O.
Clarke. He designed five churches in Rogers including
First Methodist Episcopal Church, which stood at the
corner of Second and Chestnut. This building was very
similar to Central Methodist Episcopal and was also
completed in 1908. The churches merged in 1937 and used
the Central United Methodist church building. The First
Methodist Episcopal Church building was torn down in
1970.
The name of the church changed to Central United
Methodist Church in 1968 when the Methodist church
merged internationally with the Evangelical United
Brethren Church. In 1995, Central United Methodist moved
to a new building on New Hope Road. A group of church
members split off to form First United Methodist Church,
which remained in the old building.
Education wings were added to the sides of the building
in the 1950s and 1960s, but the original building is
still there on the corner. It is the only church
designed by A.O. Clarke that is still standing in
Rogers.
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People:
Applegate Family
Bingham, George H.
Blackburn, J.A.C.
Blaylock, Sarah
Carter, C. Jimmie
Clarke, A.O.
Curry, Dr. William Jasper
Decker, Charles
Felker, William R.
Ford, Edsel
Funk, Erwin
Harvey, Coin
Hawkins, Harold and Frank Jr.
Jacobs, Thomas
Key, Vera
Kirksey, Birch
Lingle, Greer
Lockhart, Tracy
McNeil, Tom
Morgan, Tom
Myler, John
The Sagers
Sikes, J. Wade
Steele, John Bell and Mary Van Winkle
Thaden, Louise
Rice, Dr. Rufus S.
Rogers, Betty Blake
Rogers, C.W.
Rogers Dough Boys
Rogers, Will
Tribble, Letsie
Places:
Beaver Dam
Beaver Lake
Butterfield Trail
Camp Joyzelle
Lake Atalanta
Monte Ne
Old Highway 12 Bridge
War Eagle
The Amphitheater at Monte Ne
Frisco Tunnel at Winslow
Wonderland Cave in Bella Vista
The Ozark Bluff Dwellers
Fisherman's Camp
Kruse's Gold Mine
Highway 71
Hanging Tree
Businesses:
The Apple Industry
Callahan's Station
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Daisy Manufacturing
Decker Motor Co.
Dyke Lumber Co.
Hailey Motor Co.
House of Webster
McNeil Chevrolet
Munsingwear
Poultry Industry
Pressing Sorghum Cane
Rogers Champion
Rogers Hardware Co.
Rogers Transfer & Storage
Suzie Q. Malt Shop
Wal-Mart
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Schools:
Rogers Academy
Rogers High School
Sunnyside Elementary School
Buildings:
The Applegate house
112 South First Street
Bank Of Rogers Building
B.F. Sikes Log Cabin
Central Methodist
Episcopal Church
Juhre Building (1894)
Golden Rule Building (circa 1894)
Lane Hotel
Love's Sanitarium
Mutual Aid Union Building
Rogers City Hall
Rogers Opera House
Rogers Post Office
Rogers Wholesale Grocery Company
The Key Wing
The Stroud Building (1899)
The Victory Theater
James and Sally McDaniel Home
The
Stroud Home
The
Tribble House
The Rocky Branch School
Organizations:
Home Demonstration Club
Rogers First Elks Lodge
Rogers Garden Club
Women's Study Club/Mas Luz Club
Benton County Possum Hunters
Rogers High School Football Team 1921
Rogers High School Marching Band 1942
936th Field Artillery Battalion in the Korean War
1960's Rogers High School Spirit
Events:
Apple Blossom Festivals
Benton County Fair
Ozark Golden Jubilee
Rogers Centennial Posse
Rogers Diamond Jubilee (1956)
The Arrival of Santa Claus (1945)
The Brightwater Train Wreck (1907)
The Great Car Skate on Lake
Atalanta (1940)
Thanksgiving (1904)
The Last Reunion of Pea Ridge Veterans
Other:
Baseball
Cars
Christmas Memories
Frisco Railroad
Halloween
Natural Resources
Rogers' Congregational Church
Rogers Fire Department
St. Mary's Hospital
Tobacco and Benton County
Still Busting near Bentonville
Roadwork
John Boat
Quilts
Tall Tree Tales
Civil Defense in the 1960's
Early Cars
Rogers Yuletide
Brick
Streets
Rural
Road Work |
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