{"nrhp_refnum":"83001999","name":"Pataskala United Methodist Church","other_names":["Methodist Episcopal Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"458 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pataskala","county":"Licking County","state":"OH","lat":39.98804797500003,"lon":-83.02625825499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Gothic Revival church of running bond brick on a rock-ashlar foundation at 458 S. Main Street, on a corner lot in the center of Pataskala, Licking County, Ohio. It was built in 1896-1897 by Henry Brooke and William Condit.","why_significant":"The church is significant to the religious history of the community. Architecturally it is an example of the late 19th century ecclesiastical style often found in small towns and rural areas. Methodism reached Lima Township and Pataskala in 1853, and the congregation was one of the three most prominent in town and included local business leaders.","narrative":"Pataskala United Methodist Church, at 458 S. Main Street, is a one-story brick church built in 1896-1897 on a corner lot in the center of town. It is a late 19th century adaptation of the Gothic Revival style, with pointed arched stained glass windows, a squat buttressed bell tower with decorative brickwork, and a Stick style canopy and exposed truss over the side entrance. The tower's original battlements were removed after storm damage. Construction used hand-hewn rafters and siding produced by Henry Brooke, co-owner of Brooke Lumber Company, who built the church with William Condit. The pipe organ came from the Auditorium Theater in Newark in 1928. The interior was altered to hold a larger congregation, and a rear addition followed in the early 1970s. The church matters for its place in local religious history: Methodism arrived in Lima Township and Pataskala in 1853, and this congregation, which included local business leaders, became one of the town's three most prominent. Its design is typical of small-town ecclesiastical architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown; builders Henry Brooke & William Condit","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival (late 19th century adaptation, with Stick style elements)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a church; interior and exterior condition described as very good. Interior altered for a larger congregation and a rear addition was made in the early 1970s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.125775-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83001999.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001999/f6fca0e5c1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001999/f6fca0e5c1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pataskala_United_Methodist_Church.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pataskala_United_Methodist_Church.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985650","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pataskala_United_Methodist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7144276"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/licking-county/pataskala-united-methodist-church-83001999/"}