{"nrhp_refnum":"00000548","name":"South Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"343 Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dobbs Ferry","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":41.01479072600006,"lon":-73.87249356199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-05-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival granite church complex at 343 Broadway in the village of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, New York, built in 1868-69 and including the c. 1870 Wilde House and the 1869 Manse on a 2.5-acre lot.","why_significant":"The church is argued to be an intact, representative example of Gothic Revival ecclesiastical architecture in Westchester County. Designed by New York City architect Julius Munckowitz, it shows the English-derived Gothic mode popular from the 1840s to the 1870s, with a bell tower, buttresses, pointed-arch openings and ornate interior finishes. The Wilde House and Manse contribute to the property, which retains a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"On a 2.5-acre lot at Broadway and Oak Street in Dobbs Ferry, a Gothic Revival church of local granite, trimmed with limestone, was completed in 1868-69 for a Presbyterian congregation first organized in 1825. New York City architect Julius Munckowitz designed it, and a committee including landowner James Wilde Jr. and quarry owner George Schmidt oversaw construction. The building has a gable-roofed nave, a smaller narthex, buttresses, lancet windows and an engaged bell tower with an octagonal spire. Inside are a vaulted plaster ceiling, original pews and stained glass from 1914 and 1964. Two other buildings share the site: the 1869 Manse and the Second Empire Wilde House of about 1870, which the church acquired in 1916 for use as a parish hall. Together they retain a high degree of integrity. The church is listed as an intact example of the English-derived Gothic mode popular in Westchester County from the 1840s to the 1870s.","period_of_significance":"1868-1916","architect_builder":"Munckowitz, Julius","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church; the Wilde House houses a child care center and the Manse and church wings remain in use. The exterior and interior are described as virtually intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.380949-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/00000548.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000548/902e695cd6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000548/902e695cd6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Presbyterian_Church,_Dobbs_Ferry,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Presbyterian_Church,_Dobbs_Ferry,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323223","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Presbyterian_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7568273"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/south-presbyterian-church-00000548/"}