Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio
The Omar Chapel, constructed about 1842 as a Baptist church, stands in the midst of northeastern Seneca County's gently undulating farm fields. In a county endowed with Greek Revival buildings, it remains the region's greatest example of the style; an effect, perhaps, of its proximity to the Western Reserve.
I.T. Frary, author of
Early Homes of Ohio, photographed the chapel in 1924:
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| Photo by I.T. Frary, 1924, courtesy of Christopher Busta-Peck. |
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| From a different angle. The columns, I think, are not original. |
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| Five-panel door with simple enframement. The flush siding is intended to emulate stone; such treatment is quintessentially Greek Revival. |
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| Quite intact. After viewing the exterior, I expected bolder woodwork. |
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| Adjacent to the chapel. |
The boarded-up window is not vandalism. The windows are being removed two at a time and being replaced with exact replicas using the original glass. I am the historian of Omar Chapel. See my BlogSpot at www.omarohio.blogspot.com.
ReplyDeleteAh! Thanks for the correction.
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