{"nrhp_refnum":"00000879","name":"Christ Episcopal Church","other_names":["Christ Church","Christ Church Wellsburg"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"117 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wellsburg","county":"Chemung County","state":"NY","lat":42.014985600000045,"lon":-76.72727999499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-08-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood-frame Gothic Revival Episcopal church at 117 Main Street in the village of Wellsburg, Chemung County, New York, completed in 1869 to a design by architect Isaac O. Perry and built by George W. Fishler.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a representative mid-nineteenth century Gothic Revival Episcopal church and the work of Binghamton architect Isaac O. Perry (Criterion C). It also documents the spread of the Episcopal Church through Central New York communities along developing transportation corridors (Criterion A, religion and settlement). It is the oldest church building in Wellsburg.","narrative":"Christ Episcopal Church is a small wood-frame Gothic Revival church on Main Street in Wellsburg, Chemung County, New York. Completed in 1869 to a design by Binghamton architect Isaac O. Perry, and built by local resident George W. Fishler, it has asymmetrical massing, a tall engaged corner tower with an octagonal spire, triangular-arched openings, and a pendant-style molding along the cornice. Inside are exposed trusses, plaster walls above paneled wainscoting, stenciling added in the 1920s, and some original furnishings. A 1922 choir room contributes to the property, while a 1959 parish hall does not. The church grew from Episcopal services begun in 1866 and reflects the denomination's expansion across Central New York in the mid-nineteenth century. It is valued as a representative Gothic Revival church, as the work of Perry, and for its place in the area's religious and settlement history. It is now the oldest church building in Wellsburg.","period_of_significance":"1869-ca. 1940s","architect_builder":"Isaac O. Perry, architect; George W. Fishler, Builder","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century - Gothic Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a religious facility; a 1922 choir room addition contributes, while a 1959 parish hall addition does not.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.500062-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/00000879.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000879/5f40a6c920-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000879/5f40a6c920-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christ_Episcopal_Church_Wellsburg.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</a>, <a href=\"https://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:Christ_Episcopal_Church_Wellsburg.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312279","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Episcopal_Church_(Wellsburg,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5108891"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chemung-county/christ-episcopal-church-00000879/"}