{"nrhp_refnum":"99000845","name":"St. Thomas Episcopal Church","other_names":["St. Thomas Guild Hall","St. Thomas Rectory"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"214 E. Second St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Port Clinton","county":"Ottawa County","state":"OH","lat":41.51147756200004,"lon":-82.93886518599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-07-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Tudor-Gothic Revival brick church at 214 East Second Street, Port Clinton, Ohio, built in 1896, with a guild hall and rectory attached at the rear in 1919.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an excellent and unusual local example of English Tudor-Gothic architecture, the only Episcopal church in Ottawa County to show that style's design traits. It is also a highly intact work of the Cleveland firm Coburn, Barnum, Benes & Hubbell, built when all four partners were together. The 1919 additions fall within the period of significance.","narrative":"Located at the corner of Second and Jefferson streets in Port Clinton, one block from downtown and two blocks from Lake Erie, this Episcopal church was completed in 1896 in the Tudor-Gothic Revival style. It is built of red brick on a rusticated stone foundation, with an open belltower, lancet-arched stained glass windows and an open-timbered nave. Edward Bertsch, a parish member and local builder, constructed it from designs by the Cleveland firm Coburn, Barnum, Benes & Hubbell. A guild hall and rectory were added to the east end in 1919 under the rector, and the three parts are counted as one building. The rectory later became church offices and classrooms, and the hall still hosts social, religious and athletic events. The property was listed for its architecture: it is the only Episcopal church in Ottawa County with Tudor-Gothic design characteristics, and it is a well-preserved example of the Cleveland firm's work outside its home area.","period_of_significance":"1896 - 1919","architect_builder":"Coburn, Barnum, Benes & Hubbell, Architects; Bertsch, Edward (builder)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Gothic Revival (Tudor-Gothic Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used for religious purposes; the guild hall serves social and religious events, and the former rectory now holds church offices, classrooms and a lounge.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.102728-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/99000845.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000845/446d9a890b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000845/446d9a890b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Thomas_Episcopal_Church_2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">LeeG7144</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:St._Thomas_Episcopal_Church_2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990813","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Thomas_Episcopal_Church_(Port_Clinton,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7591955"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/ottawa-county/st-thomas-episcopal-church-99000845/"}