{"nrhp_refnum":"80002994","name":"St. Mary's Church and Rectory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"82 E. William St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Delaware","county":"Delaware County","state":"OH","lat":40.298505291000026,"lon":-83.06598071999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-05-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival brick church and a three-story brick rectory at 82 E. William Street in downtown Delaware, Ohio, erected 1886-88 to designs by architect A. Druiding of Chicago.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the church is a well-preserved, intricately detailed example of Gothic Revival religious architecture whose tall spires are a community landmark. The buildings are also the visible symbols of Catholicism in Delaware. They were built by Irish and German Catholics who settled in the city while working on and around the railroad.","narrative":"St. Mary's Church and Rectory form the center of Catholic life in downtown Delaware, Ohio, at 82 E. William Street. Built between 1886 and 1888 from designs by Chicago architect A. Druiding, with Bourner and Phillips of Newark, Ohio, as contractors, the brick church sits on a raised limestone foundation and measures 140 by 66 feet. Its Gothic Revival design includes pointed arch entrances, trefoil and quatrefoil windows, buttressed side walls, stained glass, and two towers of 160 and 110 feet that serve as a landmark for the community. Carved and painted wood altars fill the interior, which was completed in 1906. Beside it stands a plain three-story brick rectory with a slate mansard roof. Irish Catholics who came to work on the railroad in the 1850s and German Catholics who settled in the 1870s built the complex. Both buildings remain in daily use by the parish and are well maintained.","period_of_significance":"1886-88","architect_builder":"A. Druiding, Chicago - Architect; Bourner and Phillips, Newark, Ohio - Contractors","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as well preserved and maintained, and in constant use by the parish; the church is virtually unaltered, with roof replacement underway.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.357906-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80002994.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002994/16e3f3e75d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002994/16e3f3e75d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Mary%27s_Catholic_Church_in_Delaware_from_northwest.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Mary%27s_Catholic_Church_in_Delaware_from_northwest.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988036","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Catholic_Church_(Delaware,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7590108"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/delaware-county/st-marys-church-and-rectory-80002994/"}