Monnett Memorial M. E. Chapel

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Monnett Memorial M. E. Chapel
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Front and northern side of the church
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Location999 OH 98, Bucyrus, Ohio
Coordinates 40°44′21″N82°59′35″W / 40.73917°N 82.99306°W / 40.73917; -82.99306 Coordinates: 40°44′21″N82°59′35″W / 40.73917°N 82.99306°W / 40.73917; -82.99306
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1901
Built byR. C. Taylor
Architect Frank Packard
Architectural styleEnglish Country Motif
NRHP reference No. 86003494 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1986

Monnett Memorial M. E. Chapel (Monnett Chapel) is a historic church at 999 OH 98 in Bucyrus, Ohio.

It was built in 1901 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

History

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Old Monnett chapel

The congregation traces its history back to 1828, when Issac Monnett held services in his own home. [2] The original chapel was built in 1849 by Jeremiah Monnett, a relative of Mary Monnett Bain. [3] [4] It had between 12 and 17 members during the 1890s. That number dropped to 6 in the year prior to the completion of the new chapel.

Construction on the new building was begun in 1902. Its main floor seating capacity was 300, and featured an organ-loft. It was built of blue limestone and the pulpit was oak. The new, heated chapel was dedicated August 28, 1904 and featured a "Sunday School Room". The cost for structure was $8,500, much of the cost was funded by a gift from the late Placidia Shaw, a granddaughter of Jeremiah Monnett. By 1908, its membership had grown to 53. [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Dedication of Monnett Memorial Chapel". The Western Christian Advocate: 22. 28 September 1904. hdl:2027/nyp.33433003081423 . Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. Methodist Episcopal Church. North Ohio Conference (1902). Minutes of the ... Annual Session of the North Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Cincinnati: Cleveland Printing & Publishing Company. pp. 60–61. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. "Dedication of Monnett Memorial Chapel". The Western Christian Advocate: 22. 28 September 1904. hdl:2027/nyp.33433003081423 . Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. Methodist Episcopal Church. North Ohio Conference (1908). Minutes of the ... Annual Session of the North Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Cincinnati: Cleveland Printing & Publishing Company. p. 97. Retrieved 1 July 2017.