Ohio - Crawford County - Vacant / Not In Use
Crawford County Ohio (Vacant / Not In Use) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Brownella Cottage and Grace Episcopal Church and Rectory and Big Four Depot, J & M Trading Post - Annex.

The famous person Bishop William Montgomery Brown is associated with one of more of the Crawford County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Crawford County places including unknown and Homer Longstreth. Prominent architectural styles found in Crawford Country are Queen Anne and Gothic Revival.

Big Four Depot (added 1975 - - #75001350)
Also known as Galion Penn Central Station
SE corner of Church and Washington Sts. , Galion
BotMultichillT, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Longstreth,Homer
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Brownella Cottage and Grace Episcopal Church and Rectory (added 1980 - - #80002975)
Also known as Bishop Brown House;Grace Episcopal Church and Education Buil
S. Union and Walnut Sts. , Galion
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Brown,Bishop William Montgomery
Significant Year:
1887, 1893, 1866
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Philosophy, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Located in Galion, Crawford County, Ohio, the Brownella Cottage and Grace Episcopal Church and Rectory historic district stands as a remarkably preserved late-nineteenth-century ecclesiastical and residential complex. The centerpiece of the district is Brownella Cottage, a striking Queen Anne-style brick mansion completed in 1887 that features ornate woodwork, stained glass, and a distinctive circular tower. Directly adjacent is the Grace Episcopal Church, an elegant Gothic Revival structure built in 1875 from local sandstone, characterized by its pointed-arch windows and steep gabled roof, alongside its accompanying rectory. Together, these buildings represent some of the finest examples of Victorian and Gothic architecture in Crawford County, reflecting the religious development and civic pride of the Galion community during its industrial boom era.

Beyond its architectural merit, the complex holds national historical significance for its close association with Bishop William Montgomery Brown, a prominent and highly controversial figure in American religious history. After serving as the Episcopal Bishop of Arkansas, Brown retired to Galion, where his theological views evolved dramatically toward Darwinism, socialism, and communism. It was inside Brownella Cottage that he penned his provocative 1920 book, Communism and Christianism, which prompted the Episcopal Church to try him for heresy in 1924-the first such trial held by the denomination since the Reformation-resulting in his deposition in 1925. Preserved today by the Galion Historical Society, the well-maintained property serves as a physical monument to Brown's intellectual legacy and the broader early-twentieth-century debates between religious orthodoxy and modern political ideologies.
J & M Trading Post - Annex (added 1979 - - #79002809)
Leesville Rd. , Leesville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Unknown
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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