{"nrhp_refnum":"78002031","name":"Methodist Episcopal Church","other_names":["First United Methodist Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Thoman and Union Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Crestline","county":"Crawford County","state":"OH","lat":40.78548305900006,"lon":-82.73827158799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-10-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Romanesque Revival church building at Thoman and Union Streets in Crestline, Crawford County, Ohio, built 1898-1899 for a Methodist Episcopal congregation by contractors Bauer, Minich & Emmer.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is locally significant as an example of Romanesque Revival architecture, with three towers and rich ornamentation. It is also an important part of Crestline's 'Street of Churches' streetscape. Historically it is the home of the city's Methodist congregation, whose roots go back to 1843.","narrative":"Built in 1898-1899 at the corner of Thoman and Union Streets in Crestline, this Methodist Episcopal church is a Romanesque Revival building with a highly irregular plan and three pyramidal-roofed towers with bellcast eaves. Its rough-faced stone walls, over brick bearing walls, were resurfaced in 1929-1930, and round-arched stained glass windows dominate the main facades. Inside, the sanctuary has a Tudor-style ceiling with exposed wooden beams and carved oak furnishings, arranged on the Akron plan. The congregation outgrew its 1854-1855 building and hired Bauer, Minich & Emmer of Crestline to build the new church at a cost of $15,600; it was dedicated on September 10, 1899. The nomination calls it locally significant for its architecture and for its place on Crestline's 'Street of Churches,' where it stands among other large churches. It also serves as the long-standing home of a Methodist group organized in the area in 1843-1844. The church remains in use and well maintained.","period_of_significance":"1898 - 1899","architect_builder":"Bauer, Minich & Emmer","architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition; described as well maintained, with the interior repainted in 1977 and new carpeting and pews installed in 1978.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:11.952767-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/78002031.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002031/fa069b01a9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002031/fa069b01a9-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"User:OHWiki","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Methodist_Episcopal_Church_Crestline_Ohio.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:OHWiki</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Methodist_Episcopal_Church_Crestline_Ohio.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987321","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist_Episcopal_Church_(Crestline,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6823778"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/crawford-county/methodist-episcopal-church-78002031/"}