{"nrhp_refnum":"08001294","name":"Hyde Park Methodist Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1345 Grace Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.13648288700006,"lon":-84.43243797699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-01-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Collegiate Gothic Revival church complex at 1345 Grace Avenue in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, built 1925-1927 to designs by the Chicago firm Granger, Lowe & Bollenbacher, with additions in 1965-1966 and 2000-2001.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the church as a high-style example of Collegiate Gothic Revival architecture, noted for its symbolic program, stained-glass windows and quality craftsmanship. It also stresses that later additions were designed to defer to the original building, so its integrity is maintained. The significance discussion places it among other Collegiate Gothic buildings in the Cincinnati area.","narrative":"Hyde Park Methodist Episcopal Church is an L-shaped Collegiate Gothic Revival church complex on Grace Avenue in Cincinnati's Hyde Park neighborhood. Built in 1925-1927 and designed by the Chicago firm Granger, Lowe & Bollenbacher, with Elmo C. Lowe as chief designer, it combines a sanctuary, a cloister garth and a community wing. The walls are ashlar limestone under gabled slate roofs, and a 100-foot tower named for building committee chairman Anson C. Fry anchors the north front. Carved details throughout carry a symbolic program, including sacramental motifs on the buttresses and figures of the Four Evangelists on the cloister corbels. Additions of 1965-1966, including a chapel and education wing, and of 2000-2001 were designed to match the scale and materials of the original. The complex stands on a level lot of about 0.84 acre and is still used for worship. Its listing rests on its architectural quality, craftsmanship and integrity as an example of Collegiate Gothic design.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Granger, Lowe & Bollenbacher of Chicago, Architects; Elmo C. Lowe, chief designer","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th century revivals: Collegiate Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a religious facility, as both historic and current function are listed as religion.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.495936-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/08001294.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001294/f60af4a5fc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001294/f60af4a5fc-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyde_Park_Methodist_Episcopal_Church.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyde_Park_Methodist_Episcopal_Church.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988857","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138349393"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/hyde-park-methodist-episcopal-church-08001294/"}