Churches and temples in Little Rock
This tour visits places of worship, among them churches, cathedrals, synagogues, temples and chapels. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1878 to 1921. 11 stops, 1.9 miles end to end.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1First Missionary Baptist Church701 S. Gaines St.Building · listed 1983start
- 2Mosaic Templars State Temple906 S Broadway St.Building · built 19210.2 mi from stop 1
- 3First United Methodist Church723 Center St.Building · listed 19860.2 mi from stop 2
- 4Saint Andrews Catholic Cathedral617 Louisiana St.Building · built 1878 · listed 1986516 ft from stop 3
- 5Albert Pike Memorial Temple700--724 Scott St.Building · listed 19860.1 mi from stop 4
- 6First Presbyterian Church123 E. Eighth St.Building · listed 1986332 ft from stop 5
- 7First Baptist ChurchJct. of 12th and Louisiana Sts., SW cornerBuilding · listed 19940.3 mi from stop 6
- 8Winfield Methodist Church1601 LouisianaBuilding · listed 19820.3 mi from stop 7
- 9Trinity Episcopal Cathedral310 W. 17th St.Building · built 1884 · listed 19760.1 mi from stop 8
- 10First Church of Christ, Scientist20th and Louisiana Sts.Building · listed 19840.3 mi from stop 9
- 11Central Presbyterian Church1921 Arch St.Building · listed 19820.2 mi from stop 10
1.9 straight-line miles over 10 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 11 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Little Rock
- The work of Charles L. Thompson and associates in Little Rock15 stops · 1.0 milesThe record behind every stop attributes it to Charles L. Thompson and associates. Colonial Revival is the label that recurs most across them.
- Neoclassical architecture in Little Rock11 stops · 2.1 milesNeoclassical buildings borrow the columns, pediments and symmetry of Greek and Roman temples. The Little Rock examples on this route went up between 1900 and 1932.
- Colonial Revival houses in Little Rock15 stops · 2.2 milesColonial Revival reworks the symmetry, shutters and classical doorways of American colonial building.
- Banks and business blocks in Little Rock11 stops · 1.6 milesThe route links commercial buildings built between 1881 and 1964. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
- Schools and libraries in Little Rock10 stops · 2.4 milesThe route links schools built between 1905 and 1929. Some are still in use for teaching and some have been converted to other work.
Local history books for Little Rock
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- Remembering Arkansas Confederates and the 1911 Little Rock Veterans ReunionRay Hanley, 2006Find at Bookshop.org
Arkansas travel guides
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