{"nrhp_refnum":"00000177","name":"Gates Hall and Pultneyville Public Square","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Lake Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pultneyville","county":"Wayne County","state":"NY","lat":43.279991679000034,"lon":-77.18664111799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-03-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Performing Arts","Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Gates Hall is a two-story timber-frame civic building on Lake Road in the hamlet of Pultneyville, Wayne County, New York, built ca. 1825-26 as a church and enlarged and remodeled in 1894. The listing also includes the Pultneyville Public Square, a one-acre village green.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that Gates Hall is a remarkably intact civic building that served as the social, political and cultural center of Pultneyville, and has hosted local theatrical productions since 1867. It is also presented as an outstanding example of vernacular Queen Anne public architecture in Wayne County. The Public Square is significant as green space held in trust for the community.","narrative":"Gates Hall is a two-story, gable-roofed timber-frame building on Lake Road in Pultneyville, a lakeside hamlet in Wayne County, New York. It began in 1826 as Union Church, an ecumenical meeting house shared by Methodist, Presbyterian and Episcopal congregations. As the congregations drifted away, the building became a community hall, and from 1867 it hosted local theatrical troupes. In 1894 it was raised onto a full basement, extended north to hold a fully equipped stage, and given Queen Anne shingle work, a bracketed cornice and a tripartite window. Mary Gates paid more than half of the cost, and the hall took her name. The auditorium's wainscoting, chair rails and plaster walls survive from that period. The building has changed little since 1921 and is still used for performances. Also included is the Pultneyville Public Square, an open grassy lot of about one acre long owned by the hall's stewards and used for passive recreation.","period_of_significance":"1826-1921","architect_builder":"Andrew and Ansel Cornwall","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival; Late 19th Century: Queen Anne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a theater and community venue; the building remains essentially as it was in 1921, apart from routine maintenance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.063771-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/00000177.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000177/2cee8b5cb9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000177/2cee8b5cb9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Upstate New York","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gates_Hall_Sept_10.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Upstate New York</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gates_Hall_Sept_10.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322904","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gates_Hall_and_Pultneyville_Public_Square","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5527106"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/wayne-county/gates-hall-and-pultneyville-public-square-00000177/"}