Zion Lutheran Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
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Zion Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran School |
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Front and eastern side of the church
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| Location | 2062 (church) and 2074 (school) E. 30th St., Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 41°30′2″N 81°40′3″W / 41.50056°N 81.66750°WCoordinates: 41°30′2″N 81°40′3″W / 41.50056°N 81.66750°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Frank Walker (church); William H. Dunn (school) |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival (church); Colonial Revival, Queen Anne (school) |
| MPS | Upper Prospect MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 84000261 (church); 84000264 (school) |
| Added to NRHP | November 1, 1984 |
Zion Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church located along Prospect Avenue near downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Formed in the 1840s, the congregation built the present building shortly after 1900, along with an adjacent church school. Both buildings have been named historic sites. The school is no longer open.
Since approximately 1860, the stretch of Prospect Avenue where Zion Lutheran was built had been a primarily residential neighborhood. It was one of the city's richer areas, as demonstrated by the grandness of churches such as Zion, First Methodist, Trinity Cathedral, and St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Euclid Avenue. This condition persisted into the mid-1910s, at which point the neighborhood transitioned into a largely commercial area. Beginning after 1930, the neighborhood deteriorated as many buildings were demolished, often to create room for parking lots.
In such an environment Zion Lutheran Church was constructed in 1902 and opened for public use in the following year. It is home to a congregation founded by German immigrants in 1843, the oldest extant Lutheran congregation in the city; many other Cleveland-area Lutheran congregations, including Trinity Lutheran Church, are Zion's daughters. The original church building was located downtown, but the east-side German community was strong enough by 1902 that the congregation deemed Prospect Avenue a better location for serving the community. From its earliest years, the congregation had sponsored a school; Zion Lutheran School was founded in 1848, at which time all scholars were instructed in German. The school moved to Prospect Avenue ahead of the church; the present building was completed in 1903, two years after the completion of the auditorium and the opening of classes therein. William Dunn was the architect for the school, while the architect for the church was Frank Walker of Walker and Weeks.
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