{"nrhp_refnum":"86002351","name":"Saint John's Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S. Ferguson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stamford","county":"Jones County","state":"TX","lat":32.94400488700006,"lon":-99.80012936799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"St. John's Methodist Church is a large buff-brick, gable-roofed Prairie Style church on S. Ferguson Street in Stamford, Jones County, Texas, built from 1910 to 1912 and designed by Dallas architect James E. Flanders.","why_significant":"The reviewer accepted it for architecture, as a fine example of a Prairie Style church by a prominent architect, J.E. Flanders. The nomination also argued religious and historic importance as the home of one of Stamford's largest congregations, but the reviewer found that claim poorly argued and did not accept it.","narrative":"St. John's Methodist Church in Stamford, Texas, is a large buff-brick church on a cruciform plan, designed by Dallas architect James E. Flanders in the Prairie Style with some Gothic features. A small square cupola marks the center of the roof, and square towers at the corners make the building look nearly square and monolithic. The taller northwest tower shelters the main entrance and holds an open belfry. Gothic-style stained-glass windows fill the north and south gables. The congregation began building in 1910 to serve both downtown and the new Methodist college campus. A tornado damaged the unfinished structure, and funding problems slowed work. The exterior was finished and the congregation moved in during February 1912, though the interior was not completed until 1922. The church towers over the one- and two-story buildings nearby and remains in use. It was listed for its architecture, as a notable work by a well-known Texas church architect.","period_of_significance":"1910","architect_builder":"James E. Flanders (J.E. Flanders) of Dallas, architect; contractors E.J. Holderness Co. and C.S. Oates & Co.","architectural_style":"Prairie Style with some Gothic features","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as unaltered and in good condition; still serving its congregation. The original metal shingle roofing was being replaced with composition shingles.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.137907-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/9697/40969744/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002351.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002351/4d01044497-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002351/4d01044497-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Johns_Methodist_Church_Stamford_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Johns_Methodist_Church_Stamford_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969744","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_John%27s_Methodist_Church_(Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16831294"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/jones-county/saint-johns-methodist-church-86002351/"}