{"nrhp_refnum":"90000381","name":"First Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"303 W. Washington","address_restricted":false,"city":"Napoleon","county":"Henry County","state":"OH","lat":41.38976243600007,"lon":-84.12747596899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-03-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Presbyterian church building at 303 West Washington Street in Napoleon, the Henry County seat in Ohio, built from 1901 and first used in July 1903, designed by Toledo architect Harry W. Wachter.","why_significant":"The church is significant under Criterion C for its unusual and distinctive Arts and Crafts features, including rare variegated sandstone. It is also a major early work of Toledo architect Harry W. Wachter. Compared with other Arts and Crafts Presbyterian churches in Ohio, it appears to be the best preserved and the most elaborate and fully developed example.","narrative":"Rusticated, variegated sandstone walls, pagoda-shaped towers, flared gables and a terra cotta tile roof give this Napoleon, Ohio, church an unmistakable look. Construction began in 1901 and the congregation moved in during July 1903. Harry W. Wachter, a Toledo architect who had opened his own office only six years earlier, designed it in the Arts and Crafts manner, blending Gothic, Japanese and Art Nouveau influences. Local church members, many of them prominent business people, chose this unconventional style over a conservative one. Inside, a sanctuary on the Akron Plan has semicircular seating, Tudor arches, a domed ceiling with a stained glass skylight, and cherry, pine and maple woodwork. Remodelings in 1961 and 1986 left nearly all original features intact. Other Arts and Crafts Presbyterian churches of similar date exist in Ohio, but this one is considered the best preserved and most fully developed, which supports its local architectural significance.","period_of_significance":"1901-1903","architect_builder":"Harry Wachter","architectural_style":"Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church; remodeled in 1961 and 1986 but retains a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.770024-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/90000381.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000381/542d28a5e7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000381/542d28a5e7-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"First_Presbyterian_Church,_Napoleon.jpg: Nyttend derivative work: . . . . Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church,_Napoleon_1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">First_Presbyterian_Church,_Napoleon.jpg: Nyttend derivative work: . . . . Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church,_Napoleon_1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989318","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_(Napoleon,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453608"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/henry-county/first-presbyterian-church-90000381/"}