{"nrhp_refnum":"95000494","name":"Groveport United Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"512 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Groveport","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.85204030700004,"lon":-82.88560807699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-04-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick Methodist church at 512 Main Street in Groveport, Madison Township, Franklin County, Ohio, opened in 1907 and built by local resident Charles D. Rarey.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a locally significant early 20th century example of religious architecture under Criterion C. Its interior follows the Akron Plan, which paired preaching space with Sunday School rooms. Its exterior shows turn-of-the-century picturesque eclecticism, mixing Romanesque, Queen Anne and Gothic elements.","narrative":"Groveport United Methodist Church is a one-story brick church at 512 Main Street, opened in 1907 in a residential neighborhood one block west of the town hall. It is the third Methodist church on the site, replacing buildings from 1836 and 1851, and the cornerstone of the second church was saved and reused. Local bricks were made in the village, and Groveport resident Charles Rarey served as builder, assisted by Gottlieb Dorrer on stonework and Thomas Redman on the roof. The exterior combines smooth brick walls, stone trim, buttresses, a multi-gabled slate roof, a corner steeple and stained glass windows with arches of alternating brick and stone. Inside, the church follows the Akron Plan, with a semi-circular auditorium, a corner pulpit, pews on a sloping floor and adjoining Sunday School rooms. It was recognized as a local example of early 20th century religious architecture, and a 1957 rear addition does not detract from its historic appearance.","period_of_significance":"1907","architect_builder":"Builder: Charles D. Rarey","architectural_style":"Late 19th-Early 20th Century Revivals / Late Gothic Revival (described in the text as High Victorian Gothic Revival with Romanesque and Queen Anne elements)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used for religious purposes; a one-story classroom addition was built at the rear in 1957, and the chancel was remodelled in 1978.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.809836-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/95000494.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000494/95f3ef0645-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000494/95f3ef0645-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Groveport_United_Methodist_Church.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Groveport_United_Methodist_Church.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988360","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groveport_United_Methodist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716429"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/groveport-united-methodist-church-95000494/"}