{"nrhp_refnum":"83001855","name":"Hay Street Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Hay St. at Ray and Old Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fayetteville","county":"Cumberland County","state":"NC","lat":35.05317368800007,"lon":-78.87402770999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival Methodist church of red brick at the junction of Hay, Old and Ray streets in downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina. The sanctuary was built in 1907-1908, with additions in 1924 and 1953.","why_significant":"The nomination links the church to the establishment of Methodism in Fayetteville and to the wider development of Southern Methodism, including the 1840s split and later reunification. It also cites the building as a good example of early twentieth century Gothic Revival church design, with corner towers, spires and colored glass lancet windows. It is described as a notable downtown landmark.","narrative":"Hay Street Methodist Church is a red brick Gothic Revival sanctuary on a spacious downtown Fayetteville site where Hay, Old and Ray streets meet. Built in 1907-1908, it replaced an 1830s Greek Revival frame church and an 1880s Sunday school. Three corner towers with spires, gabled faces and colored glass lancet windows define its appearance. A Sunday school addition followed in 1924 and an educational wing in 1953. Inside, a 1935 renovation opened the formerly divided auditorium and placed the chancel centrally. The congregation grew from the city's first Methodist church, founded around 1800. It joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1846 and later followed the denomination's move toward unity in 1939 and 1968. The building is recognized for its link to Methodism's development in Fayetteville and the South, and for its representative early twentieth century Gothic design.","period_of_significance":"1907-1908","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and still in use by an active congregation; the sanctuary was renovated in 1935 and later additions were built.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.436789-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/7175/47717589/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/83001855.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001855/a991b62e73-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001855/a991b62e73-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Gerry Dincher","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hay_Street_United_Methodist_Church.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Gerry Dincher</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hay_Street_United_Methodist_Church.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"99000779","name":"Fayetteville Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/fayetteville-downtown-historic-district-99000779/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717589","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay_Street_United_Methodist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5685873"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/cumberland-county/hay-street-methodist-church-83001855/"}