Monnett Memorial M. E. Chapel (Monnett Chapel) is a historic church at 999 OH 98 in

Bucyrus, Ohio Bucyrus ( ) is a city in Crawford County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in northern Ohio approximately 28 miles (45 km) west of Mansfield, Ohio, Mansfield and southeast of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo. The population was 1 ...

. It was built in 1901 and added to the

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in 1986.

History

The congregation traces its history back to 1828, when Issac Monnett held services in his own home. The original chapel was built in 1849 by Jeremiah Monnett, a relative of

Mary Monnett Bain Mary Monnett Bain (Mary Monnett; September 21, 1833, in Marion County, Ohio – July 30, 1885, in Osawatomie, Miami County, Kansas), following her mother's death, came into a very large sum of money. She is known for the construction of Monnett ...

. It had between 12 and 17 members during the 1890s. That number dropped to 6 in the year prior to the completion of the new chapel. Construction on the new building was begun in 1902. Its main floor seating capacity was 300, and featured an organ-loft. It was built of blue limestone and the pulpit was oak. The new, heated chapel was dedicated August 28, 1904 and featured a "Sunday School Room". The cost for structure was $8,500, much of the cost was funded by a gift from the late Placidia Shaw, a granddaughter of Jeremiah Monnett. By 1908, its membership had grown to 53.

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Methodist churches in Ohio Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Churches completed in 1901 20th-century churches in the United States Buildings and structures in Crawford County, Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Ohio Frank Packard buildings {{Ohio-Methodist-church-stub