{"nrhp_refnum":"88000634","name":"Hilliard Methodist Episcopal Church","other_names":["Hilliard United Methodist Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4066 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hilliard","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.03466960600008,"lon":-83.15831440599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-08-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Gothic-style church building completed in 1883 at the corner of Main and Norwich Streets (4066 Main Street) in Old Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is significant under Criterion C for its architectural integrity as an 1880s religious building. It is also the only 19th century church in Hilliard to survive. Its Gothic detailing, including a dominant bell tower, has been largely maintained, and it compares favorably with Wesley Chapel in Norwich Township.","narrative":"Built in 1883 at Main and Norwich Streets in Old Hilliard, Ohio, this brick church was designed in a Gothic style with wood trim, a gabled sanctuary and a square bell tower holding the main entrance. Pointed-arch windows with brick hoodmolds, a round window with Star of David tracery, and quatrefoil details in the wood porch and gable give it its character. A classroom wing was added in 1936 and a small office addition around 1950. The church replaced a frame building of 1855 on land set aside by town founder John Hilliard in 1853 for a church. It is recognized for its architectural integrity and because it is the only 19th century church still standing in Hilliard; two other frame churches were demolished before 1945. The Methodist congregation used it until 1957, after which it passed to other congregations, and it remains a place of worship with little change to its original design.","period_of_significance":"1883","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Continues to be used for religious services; sold by the Methodists in 1957, then used by the First Baptist Church and, since 1977, by Northwest Bible Church.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.608882-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/88000634.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000634/7c09753d93-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000634/7c09753d93-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hilliard_Methodist_Episcopal_Church.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</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:Hilliard_Methodist_Episcopal_Church.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988340","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilliard_United_Methodist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716449"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/hilliard-methodist-episcopal-church-88000634/"}