Greater Friendship Baptist Church

(formerly First Evangelical and Reformed Church), 12305 Arlington Avenue, East Cleveland; built in 1926. Romanesque-Gothic.

Exterior: Briar Hill sandstone (Massilon sandstone), a Pennsylvanian age rock quarried in northwestern Coshocton County or another nearby county in Northcentral Ohio was used for exterior facing. The headquarters of the Briar Hill Company are in Glenmont, Ohio. The sandstone is predominantly medium-grained and ranges in color from light and golden brown to red. Much of the sandstone is covered with a dark patina. The stone is set as a random coursed ashlar. Much of the stone is subtly rock faced.

References: Anonymous, 1926b.

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From the Center for Sacred Landmarks monograph: Guide To Stones Used for Houses of Worship in Northeastern Ohio (December, 1999) by . Joseph T. Hannibal. Published by the Sacred Landmarks Partnership of Northeast Ohio

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