{"nrhp_refnum":"11000133","name":"First United Methodist Church","other_names":["Methodist Church South","First United Methodist Church of Crockett"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"701 E Goliad Ave","address_restricted":false,"city":"Crockett","county":"Houston County","state":"TX","lat":31.319468379000057,"lon":-95.45498674399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-03-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Gothic Revival church complex at 701 East Goliad Avenue in Crockett, Houston County, Texas. The sanctuary was built in 1901-02 to plans by Richard C. Cassidy, with additions in 1922, 1953, 1968 and 1998.","why_significant":"It is argued to be an excellent, intact local example of the Neomedieval Auditorium Church type, a style popular with Evangelical Protestant congregations around 1900. The 1902 sanctuary and 1922 annex show quality design, and the 1953 addition is an example of postwar modern design compatible with the original church. The later 1968 and 1998 buildings fall outside the period of significance but are compatible with it.","narrative":"Two blocks east of Crockett's courthouse square, this brick church complex at 701 East Goliad Avenue serves the town's oldest continuing congregation, which has occupied the site since purchasing it in 1858. The sanctuary was built in 1901-02 from plans by Richard C. Cassidy, using locally made polychrome brick, a slate roof, buttresses, a corner entrance tower and nineteen stained-glass windows made in Bavaria. Inside, curved pews radiate toward a platform and altar beneath a wood-clad ceiling, an arrangement typical of auditorium churches favored by Evangelical Protestants around 1900. Additions followed in 1922, 1953, 1968 and 1998, and the parts are arranged around a central courtyard and counted as one resource. The church was listed for its local architectural significance as a well-preserved example of the Neomedieval Auditorium Church type. The 1953 Fellowship Hall and classroom wing are also valued as postwar modern design that fits with the older church.","period_of_significance":"1901-1953","architect_builder":"Richard C. Cassidy (plans for the 1902 church)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian / Gothic Revival (Neomedieval Auditorium Church)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a religious facility; described as in good condition with a high degree of architectural integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.989045-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/9726/40972612/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/11000133.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000133/2eadb448ed-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000133/2eadb448ed-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FirstMethodistChurch1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FirstMethodistChurch1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972612","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_United_Methodist_Church_(Crockett,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72308598"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/houston-county/first-united-methodist-church-11000133/"}