Medina in Medina County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church
Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 7, 2019
1. Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church Marker
Inscription.
Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church. . On March 11, 1817, Rev. Roger Searle of Connecticut met with a group of settlers at the home of Zenas Hamilton in Medina Township and founded St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. On April 10, 1817, the congregants cleared land near Weymouth and built a log church, which served as a school, place of worship for other denominations, and meeting house. The congregation eventually moved to Medina to serve the village’s growing population. Around 1883, noted Detroit architect Gordon W. Lloyd designed a new church in the Victorian Gothic style, thereafter described as “incomparably the finest Episcopal church in any country town at the time.” The first service was held on December 19, 1884. St. Paul’s was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and is the oldest congregation in Medina County still in existence.
On March 11, 1817, Rev. Roger Searle of Connecticut met with a
group of settlers at the home of Zenas Hamilton in Medina Township
and founded St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. On April 10, 1817, the
congregants cleared land near Weymouth and built a log church,
which served as a school, place of worship for other denominations,
and meeting house. The congregation eventually moved to Medina
to serve the village’s growing population. Around 1883, noted
Detroit architect Gordon W. Lloyd designed a new church in the
Victorian Gothic style, thereafter described as “incomparably the
finest Episcopal church in any country town at the time.” The first
service was held on December 19, 1884. St. Paul’s was listed on
the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and is the oldest
congregation in Medina County still in existence.
Erected 2017 by the congregation of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 9-52.)
Location. 41° 8.355′ N, 81° 51.591′ W. Marker is in Medina, Ohio, in Medina County. It is on East Liberty Street (Ohio Route 3) east of South Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 317 E Liberty St, Medina OH 44256, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
