{"nrhp_refnum":"80003202","name":"St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception","other_names":["Fulda Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off OH 564","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fulda","county":"Noble County","state":"OH","lat":39.724275213000055,"lon":-81.41498939799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-07-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Romanesque Revival parish church measuring 60 by 120 feet, built in 1874 on a hilltop in the village of Fulda, Noble County, Ohio.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is the finest architectural example in Fulda and typifies late 19th-century Romanesque Revival parish churches. Its interior, with a high altar, vaulted ceiling and polychrome decoration, is described as among the finest rural church interiors in southeastern Ohio and the state. It also remains the main social force in a German Catholic community.","narrative":"Perched on a hilltop above the village of Fulda in Noble County, Ohio, St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception is a brick Romanesque Revival church built in 1874. It measures 60 by 120 feet and has a three-bay west facade with a slightly projecting central tower, round-arched openings, arcaded corbel tables along the sides and paired eave brackets. A steeple added in 1900 was later removed, leaving the exterior close to its original appearance. The basilican interior was plain at first but was enriched over time: altars were installed in 1886 and 1889, and a major 1900 redecoration added a vaulted ceiling, clustered columns and imported stained glass under Akron architect William P. Ginter. A further redecoration followed in 1944, using light blue, old rose and gold. The parish was founded in 1847 by German Catholic settlers, and the church replaced an 1853 building. It was listed for its architecture and for one of the finest rural church interiors in Ohio.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date 1874)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked occupied and in excellent condition, in religious use; the steeple added in 1900 was removed after 1948.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.231633-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003202.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003202/644d9a5550-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003202/644d9a5550-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Immaculate_Conception_Church,_Fulda.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Immaculate_Conception_Church,_Fulda.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990791","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immaculate_Conception_Catholic_Church_(Fulda,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7590226"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/noble-county/st-marys-church-of-the-immaculate-conception-80003202/"}