{"nrhp_refnum":"82003607","name":"St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2908 Wood Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lorain","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.44401749000008,"lon":-82.14989347599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church at 2908 Wood Avenue (also addressed as 1412 East 29th Street) in Lorain, Ohio, built 1906-1907 of poured reinforced concrete to designs by architect Emile Uhlrich.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a rare example of early structural concrete used for a religious building, since concrete at the time was mostly used for engineering works and commercial or warehouse buildings. It is also the church of one of the earliest Hungarian Catholic parishes in the United States, and its basement houses a Hungarian folk art museum.","narrative":"St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church in Lorain, Ohio, is a Romanesque-style church built in 1906-1907 from poured reinforced concrete. Its cruciform plan, square tower with an octagonal belfry, arched windows and tile hip roof recall traditional stone churches, though the grooved concrete walls do not imitate masonry. The steel reinforcing rods came from the nearby Lorain Steel Company mills, where many parishioners worked. Inside, painted ceiling murals show scenes of religious life in Hungary, and the basement holds a Hungarian folk art museum. The building matters for two reasons. Structural concrete was rarely used for churches in the early twentieth century, and this one was built about the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple, but reflects the view that concrete could cheaply reproduce stone masonry. It also serves a Hungarian Catholic congregation organized around 1890 and established as a parish in 1904. Cleveland architect Emile Uhlrich designed it.","period_of_significance":"1904-1907","architect_builder":"Emile Uhlrich","architectural_style":"Romanesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in excellent condition and altered; the entrance steps' original cheek walls were removed and a garage addition was made in 1960.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.141473-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82003607.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003607/8c0bb7c603-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003607/8c0bb7c603-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Ladislaus%27_Catholic_Church,_Lorain.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Ladislaus%27_Catholic_Church,_Lorain.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989791","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Ladislaus_Roman_Catholic_Church_(Lorain,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7589448"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/st-ladislaus-roman-catholic-church-82003607/"}