{"nrhp_refnum":"80001186","name":"Methodist Tabernacle","other_names":["St. Mark Methodist Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1605 3rd Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Muscogee County","state":"GA","lat":32.476369789000046,"lon":-84.98937857899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Classical Revival church at 1605 Third Avenue in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, built 1912-1913 for the Methodist Tabernacle congregation to designs by architect Thomas Firth Lockwood, with H.A. Granger as builder.","why_significant":"The church is significant in religion because it housed one of the city's oldest congregations for over 60 years, in what was then one of Columbus' most impressive neighborhoods. It is significant in architecture as the only example of Classical Revival church construction in the downtown area. The architect apparently borrowed from Jeffersonian classicism to proportion the building and its dome.","narrative":"Built in 1912-1913, this brick church at 1605 Third Avenue in Columbus was designed by architect Thomas Firth Lockwood and built by H.A. Granger. It was erected by worshippers leaving the old Broad Street Methodist Episcopal Church South, who called themselves the Methodist Tabernacle; in 1916 the name changed to St. Mark Methodist Church. The Greek cross plan has a gable roof and a central octagonal dome, with Tuscan columns flanking the entrance, a keystone over the flanking windows, semicircular gable windows with finials, and dentil moulding. The church served its congregation for more than 60 years in the once-elite High Uptown neighborhood, until the congregation moved to Whitesville Road after the area declined. It is regarded as the only Classical Revival church in downtown Columbus, with proportions apparently drawn from Jeffersonian classicism. A two-story classroom addition from 1954 stands to the north. The sanctuary is now vacant.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Thomas Firth Lockwood, architect; H.A. Granger, builder","architectural_style":"Classical Revival; one story Greek cross plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"The sanctuary is described as vacant; the two-story addition is rented to a day care. Condition is described as fair.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.203866-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001186.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000669","name":"High Uptown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/high-uptown-historic-district-04000669/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206502","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134427533"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/muscogee-county/methodist-tabernacle-80001186/"}