{"nrhp_refnum":"06000093","name":"First Methodist Episcopal-Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church","other_names":["First Methodist Episcopal Church","Jef-492-11"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"300 S. Fourth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Steubenville","county":"Jefferson County","state":"OH","lat":40.35635972000006,"lon":-80.61659745999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-03-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Neo-Classical Revival brick and stone church at 300 South Fourth Street in downtown Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. It was completed in 1914 as the First Methodist Episcopal Church and bought in 1945 by the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox congregation.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an intact, high-style example of early 20th century Neo-Classical Revival church architecture. It is the only church of that style among the 22 historic churches recorded in Steubenville, and it is the city's most representative example of the Akron Plan. It also retains historic stained glass and Greek Orthodox woodwork and iconography added from 1946 to 1950.","narrative":"Standing at South and Fourth Streets in downtown Steubenville, this church was completed in 1914 for the First Methodist Episcopal congregation at a cost of $80,000. It replaced earlier Methodist buildings on the same site, the first dating to 1813-1814. Its design is Neo-Classical Revival, with a raised stone foundation, glazed beige brick walls, a recessed portico with stone Ionic columns, and a central dome. The interior follows the Akron Plan, with an auditorium beside Sunday school rooms. In 1945 the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox congregation bought the building and adapted it, adding a marble iconostasis, icons, and a choir loft and cantor loft built by local parishioners between 1946 and 1950. Windows from the congregation's 1901 church were reused. The nomination calls it Steubenville's only Neo-Classical Revival church among 22 inventoried historic churches, and its most representative Akron Plan example. The bell tower steeple was removed in the 1950s, but the original design remains largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1914 - 1950","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals: Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a Greek Orthodox church; the exterior masonry was restored in 2003 and the lower-level hall is available for rental.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.36213-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/06000093.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000093/097fe53c80-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000093/097fe53c80-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_Trinity_Orthodox_Church_in_Steubenville.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_Trinity_Orthodox_Church_in_Steubenville.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989466","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Greek_Orthodox_Church_(Steubenville,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453291"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/jefferson-county/first-methodist-episcopal-holy-trinity-greek-orthodox-church-06000093/"}