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First Methodist Episcopal Church
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National Register of Historic Places

First Methodist Episcopal Church

Also known as Church of the Savior United Methodist Church

On the National Register since 197947 years
High Victorian GothicListed 1979Canton
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About First Methodist Episcopal Church

First Methodist Episcopal Church, at 120 Cleveland Ave., SW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 16, 1979. It was among the first 5 of Canton’s 41 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as High Victorian Gothic, as it does for 25 other Ohio listings. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric church in Canton, Ohio. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 28 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

120 Cleveland Ave., SW, Canton · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1First Methodist Episcopal ChurchStart here
  2. 2Bender's Restaurant-Belmont BuffetTilden, Guy · next door
  3. 3First Ladies National Historic SiteBuilt 2000 · next door
  4. 4Stark County Courthouse and AnnexSecond Empire · Built 1870 · next door
  5. 5Onesto HotelGeorgian Revival · next door
Around it

23 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BHotel CourtlandTilden, Guy<0.1 miBMellett-Canton Daily News BuildingBuilding<0.1 miBSaxton HouseSecond Empire0.1 miBCanton Public LibraryTilden, Guy0.1 miBCity National Bank BuildingRomanesque · Built 18950.1 miBTimken Vocational High SchoolBuilding0.1 miBDewalt BuildingBuilding0.1 miBTrinity Lutheran ChurchTilden, Guy · Built 18860.1 miBSchuffenecker, August BuildingLate Renaissance Revival0.2 miBBarber-Whitticar HouseColonial Revival0.2 miBSt. Edward HotelItalianate0.2 miDUpper Downtown Canton Historic District (Additional Documentation)Late Victorian0.2 miBFrances Apartment BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBEagles' TempleSpanish Colonial Revival0.3 miBHarry E. Fife HouseTilden, Guy0.3 miBMcKinley Park ApartmentsBuilding0.3 miBLandmark TavernBuilding0.3 miBPalace TheaterSpanish Churrigueresque0.3 mi
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BSt. John's Catholic ChurchGothic · Built 18710.3 miBSt. Peter ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18750.4 miDHercules Motors Corporation Industrial ComplexLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBFirst Reformed and First Lutheran ChurchesGothic Revival0.5 miBOld McKinley High SchoolNeo-Classical0.5 mi
More like it

High Victorian Gothic style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as High Victorian Gothic.

St. Louis Church6.7 mi away
St. Mary's Catholic Church7.7 mi away

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Questions about First Methodist Episcopal Church

Is First Methodist Episcopal Church on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 16, 1979 (Register number 79001948).

Is First Methodist Episcopal Church a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is William McKinley Tomb, 1 mile away.

Can you visit First Methodist Episcopal Church?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of First Methodist Episcopal Church?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 28 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71991426 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.