Description: Dated ca. 1935-1943, this photograph shows Bristolville Methodist Church, also called Methodist Episcopal Church, in Bristolville, Ohio, in Trumbull County. Bristolville Methodist Church was built in 1845, expanded in 1881, and remodeled again in 1940. A fire destroyed the church in 1951. In 1934, members of the congregation celebrated 100 years of Methodism in Trumbull County. A note on the back of the photograph reads "Pub. in Warren, Ohio Guide." This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F06_040_001
Subjects: Churches; Religion in Ohio; Architecture; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Bristolville (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Columns and doorway, south of Bristolville, Trumbull Co. O., Pub in Warren O. Guide." Caption reads "Ohio Tour #19-A, State 46, District #1. "White House" - North Bristol. Unusual example of the Greek Revival influence in Pioneer architecture. Laminated pilasters on front of this house are distinctly unique." This home, built around 1830, is located on State Route 45 in North Bristol, Ohio. In 1936, the building was photographed and documented by Carl Waite of the Historic American Buildings Survey, and photographs and floor plans can be found with the Library of Congress. This house is one of many Greek Revival style homes built in the area. In 1936, the house was occupied by a Mr. Williams and his family. On July 10, 1800, the government of the Northwest Territory authorized the creation of Trumbull County. It originally was a portion of the Connecticut Western Reserve. The county was named in honor of Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull. Trumbull County is located in northeastern Ohio and covers 616 square miles. The county's eastern border helps form the boundary between Ohio and Pennsylvania. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F11_009_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works., Domestic--United States
Places: Bristol Township (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)