{"nrhp_refnum":"85001802","name":"Trinity Lutheran Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"415 W. Tuscarawas St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canton","county":"Stark County","state":"OH","lat":40.79949430500005,"lon":-81.37751061899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-08-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Romanesque and Gothic Revival sandstone church at 415 West Tuscarawas Street in downtown Canton, Stark County, Ohio, built in 1886 to designs by Guy Tilden, with a chapel addition of 1891 by F. R. James.","why_significant":"The church is the oldest surviving building in Canton designed by Guy Tilden, the city's leading architect. Its Romanesque-Gothic style is representative of his work, as nearly one-third of his remaining buildings share it. It also reflects local tastes and ambitions during Canton's period of greatest growth, and it was one of three rock-faced ashlar Protestant churches built close together on the near west side.","narrative":"Built in 1886 at 415 West Tuscarawas Street in downtown Canton, this buff-colored Massillon sandstone church combines Romanesque and Gothic Revival features. A massive stone base, suggestions of cloister windows and a 60-foot square campanile give it a fortress-like look, while pointed arches and stained glass tracery add Gothic detail. Carved across the facade are the words \"A mighty fortress is our God.\" Architect F. R. James designed a matching chapel and Sunday school addition in 1891, and the interior was remodeled in 1910 with marble paneling and a mosaic floor. The church matters as the oldest surviving Canton building by Guy Tilden, the city's best-known architect, who worked there from about 1885 to the mid-1920s. It also formed part of a group of three rock-faced stone Protestant churches near downtown, whose congregations cooperated; the other two cancelled their services for its 1886 dedication.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Guy Tilden (1886); and F. R. James (1891)","architectural_style":"Romanesque and Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in excellent condition and altered; in use as a religious property.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.374079-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85001802.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001802/152f241db3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001802/152f241db3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_Lutheran_Church,_415_W._Tuscarawas_St.,_Canton,_OH_7-23-2010_1-40-25_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</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:Trinity_Lutheran_Church,_415_W._Tuscarawas_St.,_Canton,_OH_7-23-2010_1-40-25_PM.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"06000202","name":"Upper Downtown Canton Historic District (Additional Documentation)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/upper-downtown-canton-historic-district-additional-documentation-06000202/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986202","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Lutheran_Church_(Canton,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7842878"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/stark-county/trinity-lutheran-church-85001802/"}