{"nrhp_refnum":"84003953","name":"First Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3000 Euclid Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.50224723400004,"lon":-81.66685831899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-09-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Late Gothic Revival church building at 3000 Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, completed in 1905 and designed by J. Milton Dyer.","why_significant":"The inventory form states the church is significant for its architecture, as one of the city's best examples of Late Gothic Revival design. It also notes that the congregation, dating to 1827, is the oldest Methodist congregation within Cleveland's original boundaries. The church was built on Euclid Avenue when it was known as \"Millionaires Row.\"","narrative":"Completed in 1905 at an estimated cost of $250,000, this church occupies a main corner at 3000 Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland. Architect J. Milton Dyer designed it in an eclectic English Gothic manner, with a large Gothic window and corner pinnacles on the facade, a crenellated three-part entrance porch, high entrance steps, and a massive square central tower with three lancet windows on each side. The plan is cross-shaped and the interior was arranged for pulpit-centered worship. Walls are buttressed ashlar stone. The building was considered one of the city's best examples of Late Gothic Revival architecture, and its profile resembles that of Trinity Cathedral. Dyer was a versatile architect trained as an engineer. The congregation traces its beginnings to 1827 and is the oldest Methodist congregation within the original Cleveland boundaries; this is its fourth church building. It was built when Euclid Avenue was known as Millionaires Row.","period_of_significance":"1905","architect_builder":"J. Milton Dyer (architect); Paul Mueller, Chicago (builder)","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival (described as English Gothic eclectic)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a church; condition of interior and exterior listed as excellent.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.161842-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84003953.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003953/e1b76500b8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003953/e1b76500b8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"User:Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Methodist_Church_of_Cleveland_across_the_street.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Methodist_Church_of_Cleveland_across_the_street.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100006160","name":"Midtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/midtown-historic-district-100006160/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984606","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Methodist_Church_(Cleveland)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453269"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/first-methodist-church-84003953/"}