{"nrhp_refnum":"85001972","name":"Jones, Sam, Memorial United Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100 W. Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cartersville","county":"Bartow County","state":"GA","lat":34.16629011800006,"lon":-84.79768052299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-09-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Classical Revival Methodist church at 100 West Church Street in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, completed in 1907 and designed by Atlanta architect Walter T. Downing.","why_significant":"The church is significant in architecture as a fine Classical Revival example with a full entablature and portico, and as a work of architect Walter T. Downing. It is significant in local history as the home of one of the county's oldest Methodist congregations. It is also named for evangelist Sam P. Jones, whose death in 1906 during construction led to its memorial name.","narrative":"Completed in 1907, this Cartersville church is a Classical Revival building of beige brick with granite trim, a full entablature and a portico carried by four Corinthian columns. Atlanta architect Walter T. Downing designed it. Inside, the two-story sanctuary keeps its original pews, fluted Corinthian pilasters and wainscoting, along with brass hardware and steam heat fixtures. The congregation traces its roots to the 1830s and has worshipped on this site since the 1840s, in a wooden church, then a brick one dedicated in 1872, and finally the present building. Construction was underway when evangelist Sam P. Jones, a church member and one of the town's best-known citizens, died in 1906, and the congregation named the new church in his memory. Later changes included a basement excavated in 1933, stained glass windows added in 1945 and a chancel remodeled in 1973. The listing recognizes its architecture and its place in local history.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1907)","architect_builder":"Walter T. Downing","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a church; condition marked excellent, with alterations including a 1933 basement excavation, 1945 stained glass windows and a 1973 chancel remodeling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.306198-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/85001972.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001972/35f0d08f32-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001972/35f0d08f32-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Hsestes00","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sam_Jones_UMC.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Hsestes00</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:Sam_Jones_UMC.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"14000904","name":"Cartersville Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/cartersville-downtown-historic-district-14000904/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206952","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Jones_Methodist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7407718"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/bartow-county/jones-sam-memorial-united-methodist-church-85001972/"}