{"nrhp_refnum":"86003448","name":"Broad Street Christian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1051 E. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.965187075000074,"lon":-82.97277936499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-12-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story rusticated stone church at 1051 East Broad Street in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, built in 1907 and designed by local architect Wilbur T. Mills.","why_significant":"The church is significant under Criterion A as reflecting the period of major development along Columbus' main east-west artery. It is also significant under Criterion C as an example of Arts and Crafts/Mission style architecture. The congregation, organized in 1870, moved to fashionable East Broad Street in the early 20th century to leave the congestion of the city.","narrative":"Built in 1907 at 1051 East Broad Street in Columbus, this heavy stone church was designed by local architect Wilbur T. Mills for a congregation organized in 1870. The group's first building, known as Old Central, stood at Third and Gay Streets. Seeking relief from the crowded city, the congregation relocated to the fashionable East Broad Street corridor in the early twentieth century. The building blends Arts and Crafts and Mission influences, seen in its rough-faced stone walls with smooth stone trim, wide bracketed eaves, a square corner tower with a hipped roof, round arched stained glass windows, a tile roof, and an arcaded narthex with a curvilinear parapet on squat Tuscan columns. The sanctuary has a semicircular plan around the altar, and the church holds 57 stained glass windows. It was listed for reflecting the street's major development period and for its architectural character.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Wilbur T. Mills (local architect)","architectural_style":"Arts and Crafts/Mission","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a church; interior and exterior listed in excellent condition, with a 1981 repair underway and a cinderblock classroom addition at the rear.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.294048-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/86003448.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003448/99e86a193d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003448/99e86a193d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broad_Street_Christian_Church.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broad_Street_Christian_Church.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"78002063","name":"Columbus Near East Side District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/columbus-near-east-side-district-78002063/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985200","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Street_Christian_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4971955"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/broad-street-christian-church-86003448/"}