165 600 E. Weatherford Street [EFHD], (600 E. Weatherford St., 1925; c. 1960)Weatherford Street Methodist Episcopal Church South/Civic Building, 1925; c. 1960. Weatherford Street Methodist Church was founded in 1890 as the East Side Sunday School Mission. After several moves and a succession of buildings, the church built this structure to meet the needs of an expanding congregation in 1925. Architect W.C. Meador designed the handsome one-story ochre brick structure which sits on a raised basement. Brick piers frame the windows, once filled with stained glass, but now boarded over. Church membership declined during the 1950s, and Weatherford Street Methodist closed its doors in 1957 merging with St. John’s Methodist Church. After standing vacant for several years, the building was converted to office use and renamed the Civic Building. In fair condition, the building is in need of sensitive rehabilitation and maintenance. The church is a contributor to the potential East First Street Historic District.
