{"nrhp_refnum":"80003003","name":"Welsh Presbyterian Church","other_names":["Columbus Metropolitan Area Community Action Organization (CM"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"315 E. Long St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.965661159000035,"lon":-82.99246282399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Romanesque Revival brick church at 315 E. Long Street in downtown Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, built 1887-1888 for a Welsh Presbyterian congregation.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a notable example of Romanesque Revival architecture in downtown Columbus, where few nineteenth-century buildings survive. Its exterior remains virtually intact, with a fortress-like look, turrets, buttresses, a steeply pitched slate roof and decorative stone copings.","narrative":"Built in 1887-1888 at 315 E. Long Street in downtown Columbus, this brick church was erected for a Welsh Presbyterian congregation organized in 1849. A storm heavily damaged the nearly finished building in 1887, and it was completed in 1888 at a cost of $25,000. The congregation used it until 1919, when it moved to a new church on Miami Avenue. The building then served as a commercial outlet for a regalia manufacturer, offices for a freight company, and later offices for a community action organization. Its Romanesque Revival design gives it a fortress-like appearance, with slender turrets, buttresses, round-arched openings, a steeply pitched slate roof and stone copings on the gables. A two-story rear wing was added later. The interior has been altered, though the timber framing and sanctuary arch survive. Few nineteenth-century buildings remain in this part of downtown, which adds to the importance of the church's largely intact exterior.","period_of_significance":"1888","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; used as offices by a community action organization. Interior altered since 1919, with timber framing and the sanctuary arch intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.860539-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003003.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003003/ded2cc58be-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003003/ded2cc58be-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Welsh_Presbyterian_Church_in_Columbus.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Welsh_Presbyterian_Church_in_Columbus.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988386","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Presbyterian_Church_(Columbus,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7981967"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/welsh-presbyterian-church-80003003/"}