{"nrhp_refnum":"88001421","name":"Saint Mary's Episcopal Church and Parish House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"232 N. High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hillsboro","county":"Highland County","state":"OH","lat":39.20447844300003,"lon":-83.61050649699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-09-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival limestone Episcopal church at 232 North High Street in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, built 1854-1855, with a connected limestone parish house added in 1907.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church and parish house are an excellent local example of Gothic Revival architecture in Hillsboro. The use of limestone is unusual among the town's nineteenth-century churches. It qualifies under the religious-property exception because its significance comes from architectural and artistic distinction. The complex also grew over time within its historic period.","narrative":"Saint Mary's Episcopal Church is a rectangular limestone building at 232 North High Street in Hillsboro, Ohio, constructed in 1854-1855. Cincinnati architect J.R. Hamilton designed it, and the local firms of Charles Henning and Shinn Brothers built it. A limestone parish house was added behind it in 1907, enclosing an earlier brick parish house from 1895. Gothic Revival features include buttressed masonry walls, a steeply pitched gable roof, and pointed-arch windows and doors. Inside are a high vaulted ceiling, original oak pews, marble wainscoting, an 1885 organ with 1600 pipes, and stained glass, including a window designed in 1916 by Charles J. Connick. The steeple and roof shingles were replaced in 1970, and a fire in 1967 led to a remodeled parish house interior. The church was listed for its architecture. It is a good local example of Gothic Revival design, and its limestone construction is unusual among Hillsboro's nineteenth-century churches. It remains in use as a house of worship.","period_of_significance":"1854-1855, 1907","architect_builder":"J.R. Hamilton, Architect (Cincinnati); Charles Henning & Shinn Bros. (Hillsboro) (local contractors)","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church; the parish house interior was remodeled after a 1967 fire.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.477499-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/88001421.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001421/b0bb133d8e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001421/b0bb133d8e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Mary%27s_Episcopal_Church_in_Hillsboro.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Mary%27s_Episcopal_Church_in_Hillsboro.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989335","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mary%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Hillsboro,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7401831"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/highland-county/saint-marys-episcopal-church-and-parish-house-88001421/"}