Park Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Why it's listed
Park Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at 793 Park Street S.W. in Atlanta, is a brick Gothic Revival church completed in 1912 on a triangular lot bounded by Park, Lee and Hammond Streets. Architect Charles E. Choate, a Georgia-born Methodist minister who became an architect, designed it to replace an 1885 Queen Anne sanctuary. The two-and-one-half-story building has variegated brown brick walls, a slate roof, a corner bell tower, buttresses, pointed-arch windows and terra-cotta trim. Inside, a vaulted ceiling with heavy timber ribs meeting at a central boss gives the sanctuary a dark, weighty character, and large stained-glass windows are believed to be by Joseph Llorens. A three-story education building was added to the rear in 1952, designed by Henry H. Jordan. The church was listed for its architecture, as a good example of Gothic Revival design and as an urban work of Choate, whose churches and other buildings are found throughout Georgia. It remains an active church.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the church is a good example of Gothic Revival church architecture, retaining original stained-glass windows, Gothic tracery, terra-cotta detailing and heavy timber ceiling ribs. It is also significant as the work of Charles E. Choate, a Methodist minister turned architect who designed churches and other buildings across Georgia. It meets Criteria Consideration A for religious properties because its significance is architectural.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 97000405, listed May 9, 1997. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 793 Park St., SW., Atlanta |
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| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | May 9, 1997 |
| Reference number | 97000405 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1912 |
| Architect / builder | Choate, Charles E., Architect for the church; Jordan, Henry H., Architect for education building |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Late Gothic Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a religious facility; the property was purchased by Clark Atlanta University in 1994, which leased it back to the congregation for church use for sixty years. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 33.74213, -84.41375 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
Religious properties are listed for their architectural or historical significance, not their religious use. Listing is honorary and does not restrict the congregation's use of the building. The federal rehabilitation credit is generally unavailable unless part of the building is income-producing; some state programmes and preservation grants do cover religious buildings. Federal funding or permits trigger Section 106 review.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 97000405.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q134347152
- This listing as JSON
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