{"nrhp_refnum":"83004323","name":"Pataskala Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Atkinson and Main Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pataskala","county":"Licking County","state":"OH","lat":39.98893817000004,"lon":-83.02687017299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Gothic Revival church at the southwest corner of Atkinson and Main Streets in Pataskala, Licking County, Ohio, built in 1868. Architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a prime example of mid-19th century Gothic Revival church design, with pointed arched windows, buttresses and a spiralled corner bell tower. It is also significant for its place in the community's religious history. The Presbyterian congregation was the earliest of the three major religions established in Pataskala, and this building is its largest and most architecturally distinct church.","narrative":"Built in 1868 at a cost of $5,000, this two-story church on the corner of Atkinson and Main Streets in Pataskala serves the Presbyterian congregation organized in 1837. That group first met in a log house in Lime Township, then used a frame building from 1852 until the present church was finished. The church was dedicated in 1870, and its bell was hung in 1873. Its Gothic Revival character shows in pointed arched stained glass windows, buttresses and an off-center spiralled bell tower with steeple. Stone facing added in 1930 covers the original brick, and a social hall and Sunday school wing was built in 1969, though the interior remains intact. A manse sits behind it. The building was listed because it is a strong local example of a style widely used for mid-nineteenth century churches, and because the Presbyterians were the earliest of the town's three major religious groups, with this the largest and most distinctive of their churches.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a church; exterior in good condition and interior in excellent condition, with the interior described as intact. Stone facing was added over the original brick in 1930, and a social hall and Sunday school wing was added in 1969.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.197004-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83004323.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004323/8018bd8d11-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004323/8018bd8d11-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pataskala_Presbyterian_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_Presbyterian_Church.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985678","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pataskala_Presbyterian_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716774"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/licking-county/pataskala-presbyterian-church-83004323/"}