Omar Chapel is a historic

church building A church, church building or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 and 256. From the 11th thro ...

Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio Reed Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 738 people in the township. Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Thompson Township ...

, United States. It was completed in 1843 in the

Greek Revival style The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...

and was once known as the Second Regular Baptist Church of Reed Township. The chapel has been designated an Ohio Underground Railroad Historic Site for its role in the abolitionist movement. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. A 1953 tornado damaged the chapel's roof. The property has since been restored and maintained by volunteers.Omar, Ohio history
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{{National Register of Historic Places Buildings and structures in Seneca County, Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Seneca County, Ohio Churches on the Underground Railroad Greek Revival church buildings in Ohio Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio

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