{"nrhp_refnum":"82001371","name":"Shiloh Baptist Church","other_names":["Temple B'nari Jeshurun"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5500 Scovill Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.49125690200003,"lon":-81.65141112599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-12-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story masonry Neo-Classic church at 5500 Scovill Avenue at East 55th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, built in 1906 as Temple B'nai Jeshurun and later bought by the Shiloh Baptist congregation in 1924.","why_significant":"It is nominated as part of a group of Black history resources in Cleveland. Shiloh is described as the oldest black Baptist congregation in the city, formed in 1849. The building's changing ownership reflects social shifts in the neighborhood, and it is noted for its significant classical architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1906 for Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, a Jewish congregation formed in 1866, this masonry building at 5500 Scovill Avenue in Cleveland was designed by Harry Cone in a Neo-Classic style. It has a Greek cross plan, a central dome with a golden cupola and small open lantern, and a front portico with six Corinthian columns and a decorated oculus in the pediment. Doors and windows are round-arched. Inside, wide elliptical arches lead the eye to the dome above an open central space with a balcony on three sides. In 1924 the Shiloh Baptist congregation purchased the building. Shiloh, formed in 1849, is described as the oldest black Baptist congregation in Cleveland, and had previously met in a storefront and two other buildings. The change in ownership reflects shifts in the surrounding neighborhood, which became the heart of the city's black community. The building remains in use as a church and is also valued for its classical architecture.","period_of_significance":"1906; 1924","architect_builder":"Harry Cone","architectural_style":"Neo-Classic / Classic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Interior and exterior condition are listed as good; currently used as a church.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.200614-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001371.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001371/c392294551-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001371/c392294551-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 1.0","author":"Christopher Busta-Peck","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiloh_Baptist_Church_Cleveland_Ohio.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher Busta-Peck</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 1.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiloh_Baptist_Church_Cleveland_Ohio.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984686","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiloh_Baptist_Church_(Cleveland)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7496716"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/shiloh-baptist-church-82001371/"}