{"nrhp_refnum":"01000296","name":"Garrett Memorial Chapel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Skyline Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bluff Point","county":"Yates County","state":"NY","lat":42.50745131800005,"lon":-77.13125527099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-03-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Neo-Gothic memorial chapel with an underlying crypt on a five-acre hillside site on Skyline Drive at Bluff Point, Town of Jerusalem, Yates County, New York, overlooking Keuka Lake. It was designed by New York City architect Mortimer Freehof and consecrated in 1931.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the chapel is a distinctive and unusual example of Neo-Gothic church design in rural Yates County, possibly the only church in this style between Rochester and Elmira. It combines lavish imported stone, fine craftsmanship, stained glass and modern construction technology. Its decoration draws on Celtic/Norman rather than the more common Decorated or Perpendicular precedents.","narrative":"Overlooking the east branch of Keuka Lake at Bluff Point, this memorial chapel and crypt sits on a steeply sloping five-acre site surrounded by vineyards and woods. Paul and Evelyn Garrett built it after the death of their son Charles Williams Garrett in 1930, honoring his wish to be buried at Bluff Point. New York City architect Mortimer Freehof designed the building, which was consecrated in July 1931. Its walls are Pennsylvania granite with cast stone ornament in Celtic/Norman patterns, topped by a slate roof and a massive square tower. Inside, steel trusses are finished to resemble oak, the floor is Dutch slate, and stained-glass windows depict the life of Christ in the chapel and childhood stories in the crypt. A modern elevator lowers coffins to the crypt. The building is considered an unusual example of Neo-Gothic church design in rural Yates County, notable for its imported stone and craftsmanship.","period_of_significance":"1931-1932","architect_builder":"Mortimer Freehof","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Late Gothic Revival (Neo-Gothic)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as religious facility and funerary, the same as its historic use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.695093-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/01000296.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000296/674d264df9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000296/674d264df9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Kevin James Curtis (KJC402)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garrett_Chapel_01.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin James Curtis (KJC402)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garrett_Chapel_01.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323368","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Memorial_Chapel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5523927"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/yates-county/garrett-memorial-chapel-01000296/"}