{"nrhp_refnum":"76001381","name":"St. Raphael Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"225 E. High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Clark County","state":"OH","lat":39.922856824000064,"lon":-83.80637014599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"St. Raphael Church is a rock-faced Berea sandstone Catholic church at 225 E. High Street in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, built between 1892 and 1898 to designs by local architect Charles A. Cregar.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is significant as the work of Charles A. Cregar, described as the most renowned architect produced locally. It is presented as an excellent example of Gothic revival style with Romanesque details and as one of Springfield's principal buildings. It also marks a stage in the development of Cregar's style after the Arcade Hotel and Springfield City Building.","narrative":"St. Raphael Church is a Catholic church at 225 E. High Street in Springfield, Ohio, built from 1892 to 1898 of rock-faced Berea sandstone. Its north facade is flanked by two square towers of unequal height, 135 and 184 feet, and has three Gothic doorways beneath a large stained glass window. Shallow projections near the south end hint at a Latin cross plan. Inside, a plaster Gothic-arched ceiling rises about 60 feet without supporting pillars, and the sanctuary holds a marble high altar. The east tower still holds the bell from the earlier St. Raphael Church of 1848. The church was designed by Charles A. Cregar, a Springfield architect who died at 38 after thirteen years of practice. It reflects the influence of his Springfield City Building, especially in the towers and rusticated masonry, and blends Gothic and Romanesque motifs. It remains one of the city's principal buildings, with few exterior or interior changes.","period_of_significance":"1892-1898","architect_builder":"Charles A. Cregar","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival with Romanesque Revival elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in fair condition, and in religious use; altered only slightly, with the exterior changes described as miniscule.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.782559-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001381.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001381/ca60c37df0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001381/ca60c37df0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Raphael%27s_Catholic_Church_in_Springfield,_tower_and_front.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Raphael%27s_Catholic_Church_in_Springfield,_tower_and_front.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987054","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Raphael%27s_Catholic_Church_(Springfield,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7591577"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/clark-county/st-raphael-church-76001381/"}