{"nrhp_refnum":"09000169","name":"Rock Hill Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"56244 High Ridge Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bellaire","county":"Belmont County","state":"OH","lat":40.037384719000045,"lon":-80.77315412899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-04-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half-story brick Gothic Revival church with a raised basement and corner bell tower, at 56244 High Ridge Road in rural Pultney Township near Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio. It was built in 1903 to a design by George D. Giffin & Co.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a well-preserved example of early 20th century Late Gothic Revival design and of a rural Akron Plan church. Its original pressed-metal walls and ceilings are an unusual interior feature, and the building is a rare documented Ohio work by West Virginia architect George D. Giffin.","narrative":"Rock Hill Presbyterian Church is a brick Gothic Revival building on High Ridge Road in rural Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio. Built in 1903 for $13,000 after fire destroyed an 1890 church, it has a bell tower at the southeast corner, pointed-arch stained glass windows, decorative brickwork and a sandstone foundation. Inside, it follows the Akron Plan, with curved oak pews facing a raised pulpit and a former Sunday School area that opens to the sanctuary. The walls and ceilings are covered in original ornamental pressed metal of Gothic design, which the architect's specifications called for. George D. Giffin & Co. of Fairmont, West Virginia, designed the church; only two of Giffin's buildings are documented in Ohio. The congregation dates to 1809 and was among the leading churches of the township. Changes include a hand-dug basement from the 1950s and a 1970s office addition, but the church retains most of its historic character. It was listed for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1903","architect_builder":"George D. Giffin & Co.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a church; the congregation has about 160 members.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.828666-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/09000169.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000169/75eefc294d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000169/75eefc294d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bwsmith84 (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhpc.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bwsmith84 (talk)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhpc.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986799","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Hill_Presbyterian_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7354474"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/belmont-county/rock-hill-presbyterian-church-09000169/"}