{"nrhp_refnum":"85001797","name":"First Presbyterian Church of Wapakoneta","other_names":["Wapakoneta Women's Club"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"106 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wapakoneta","county":"Auglaize County","state":"OH","lat":40.56994678900003,"lon":-84.19651603699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-08-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story brick Greek Revival church at 106 West Main Street in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, built in 1861-62 by David Hawkey for a Presbyterian congregation. It now serves as the meeting place of the Wapakoneta Woman's Club.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the only example of the distyle in antis mode of Greek Revival architecture in west-central Ohio. It is also tied to early Auglaize County's politically influential citizens, since most of the congregation's identifiable members held public office. It is the oldest church building in Wapakoneta and the oldest Protestant church building in the county.","narrative":"Built in 1861-62 for a small Presbyterian congregation, this one-story common bond brick building on West Main Street in Wapakoneta is a rare Ohio example of the distyle in antis form of Greek temple architecture. Its gable end faces the street, and a recessed central entrance is framed by paired Tuscan columns. The nomination reports no other example of the mode in west-central Ohio. Many of the congregation's identifiable members held public office, including mayor, county judge, auditor and postmaster, which ties the church to early Auglaize County leadership. After a financial scandal and a drop in membership, the congregation dissolved in 1930 and the property passed to the Wapakoneta Woman's Club. The club removed the cupola and added a rear meeting space, but the building survived while other churches of its period were enlarged or razed. It is the oldest church building in Wapakoneta and the oldest Protestant church in the county.","period_of_significance":"1861-62","architect_builder":"David Hawkey","architectural_style":"Greek Revival (distyle in antis mode)","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition; used by the Wapakoneta Woman's Club, which has also rented it to religious groups for Sunday services. The bell tower was removed in the 1930s and a rear brick addition was made.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.248652-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85001797.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001797/c3ebebc5c6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001797/c3ebebc5c6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church_of_Wapakoneta.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church_of_Wapakoneta.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986759","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_of_Wapakoneta","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453713"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/auglaize-county/first-presbyterian-church-of-wapakoneta-85001797/"}