{"nrhp_refnum":"80002997","name":"Broad Street United Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"501 E. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.96349539900007,"lon":-82.98742409099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A church building at 501 East Broad Street in downtown Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, completed in 1885 to designs by Joseph Warren Yost, with an educational building to the rear.","why_significant":"The nomination cites architectural significance as the work of Joseph Warren Yost, who with partner Frank Packard designed many notable late 19th and early 20th century Ohio buildings. It is also significant for its unique use of green serpentine stone in Columbus. The church grew from a congregation established in 1874 on Columbus's expanding east side.","narrative":"Broad Street United Methodist Church, at 501 East Broad Street in downtown Columbus, was completed in 1885 and is unusual in the city for its walls of green serpentine stone, reportedly imported from eastern Pennsylvania. The square-plan building has an intersecting gable roof, a tall spired tower at the northeast corner, a smaller tower at the northwest, and a large stained glass rose window flanked by slender tourelles. Inside, an oak hammerbeam roof rises about 60 feet above the floor, with original semicircular pews, carved wainscoting and a large organ. Joseph Warren Yost designed the church, and with partner Frank Packard he was responsible for many significant Ohio buildings. The congregation formed in 1874 to serve Columbus's growing east side, built a frame church in 1875, and commissioned the $70,000 replacement after outgrowing it. The church was listed for its architecture and the distinctive stone.","period_of_significance":"1885","architect_builder":"Joseph Warren Yost","architectural_style":"Victorian Gothic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use for religious purposes; the congregation has maintained the building. The educational building's interior has been altered, but its exterior remains intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:11.890825-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80002997.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002997/591131b46c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002997/591131b46c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broad_Street_United_Methodist_Church.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broad_Street_United_Methodist_Church.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988424","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Street_United_Methodist_Church_(Columbus,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4971977"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/broad-street-united-methodist-church-80002997/"}