{"nrhp_refnum":"84000130","name":"St. Paul's Episcopal Church of East Cleveland","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"15837 Euclid Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"East Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.541949009000064,"lon":-81.57027197699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-10-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A church complex at 15837 Euclid Avenue, East Cleveland, Ohio, made up of three connected buildings: an original stone church (built 1846-1860), a Gothic eclectic church (1896), and a brick parish hall (1922).","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is significant under Criterion C as an example of English Gothic Revival architecture, noted for its ashlar masonry, small scale and stained glass. The Adams memorial window is attributed to John LaFarge and is one of few art nouveau stained glass examples in Cleveland. The parish, organized in 1843, is the second oldest Episcopal congregation in the Cleveland area.","narrative":"Three connected buildings on Euclid Avenue in East Cleveland make up St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The oldest is a stone church that parishioners built over fourteen years, from 1846 to 1860, and it now serves as a parlor. Beside it stands the 1896 church, designed by Coburn, Barnum and Benes, whose small scale and oak hammerbeam roof recall an English village church. A brick parish hall was added behind in 1922. The parish was organized in 1843 and is the second oldest Episcopal congregation in the Cleveland area. The property was recognized for its Gothic Revival architecture and its stained glass. The Adams memorial window of 1896 uses opalescent glass and art nouveau plant forms, and tradition and art historians attribute it to John LaFarge. The church also keeps its original oak pews, choir, rail and altar. Painted memorial windows from the 1880s survive in the old church.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"1860: unknown; 1895: Coburn, Barnum, Benes (parish hall of 1922 designed by Harman Maurer)","architectural_style":"English Gothic Revival (Gothic eclectic)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a religious property; condition marked fair and altered, with original site retained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.408626-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84000130.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000130/f3df70bd69-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000130/f3df70bd69-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empowerment_Church,_East_Cleveland.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empowerment_Church,_East_Cleveland.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987510","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul%27s_Episcopal_Church_of_East_Cleveland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7591137"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/st-pauls-episcopal-church-of-east-cleveland-84000130/"}