{"nrhp_refnum":"00001317","name":"Town Linke Church and Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Cty Rte. 119","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cameron Mills","county":"Steuben County","state":"NY","lat":42.175975136000034,"lon":-77.34343968799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-11-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story frame Methodist church built circa 1845 with its surrounding cemetery, on County Route 119 east of Cameron Mills in the Town of Rathbone, Steuben County, New York. The 4.3-acre property includes the church and the cemetery.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an exceptionally intact, representative example of vernacular Greek Revival church architecture in Steuben County. Its form derives from the New England meetinghouse and reflects churches built for small rural Protestant congregations. The surviving cemetery and an unintruded setting add to its integrity.","narrative":"Town Line Church is a small frame meetinghouse built around 1845 beside County Route 119 near Cameron Mills, in Steuben County, New York. It sits within a cemetery of about three hundred burials, with a period wrought iron fence and a Civil War era cannon near the entrance. The one-story building has a fully pedimented gable, a wide molded frieze, two paneled entrances with sidelights, and twenty-over-twenty windows. Inside, the original oak-grained pews, stoves, lectern with turned balusters, and organ survive; acoustical ceiling tiles are the only major alteration. A Methodist society formed in the area in 1831 and began building in 1844, using lumber donated by charter members. The church is valued as a highly intact vernacular Greek Revival building derived from the New England meetinghouse, with a setting free of significant intrusions. The Cameron Mills Cemetery Association has cared for the site since 1928.","period_of_significance":"c. 1830-1928","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century; Greek Revival (vernacular)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Church and cemetery are described as maintained in outstanding condition by the Cameron Mills Cemetery Association, steward since 1928. The church is used as a meeting hall and the cemetery remains in use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.372297-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/00001317.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001317/c1b471ab30-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001317/c1b471ab30-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Town_Line_Church_Apr_11.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Town_Line_Church_Apr_11.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322013","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_Line_Church_and_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7829991"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/steuben-county/town-linke-church-and-cemetery-00001317/"}