{"nrhp_refnum":"01001394","name":"Union Chapel","other_names":["Mitchell Hollow Union Chapel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Mill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Windham","county":"Greene County","state":"NY","lat":42.35306170700005,"lon":-74.24491984099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-12-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-story, light-frame wooden church on Mill Road at its intersection with NYS Route 21 in Windham, Greene County, New York, built in 1897 and also known as Mitchell Hollow Union Chapel.","why_significant":"The chapel is argued to be a representative example of late nineteenth-century classically inspired church architecture in Windham. It is an important surviving example of a church built to serve the year-round population of the upper Catskill region. It also reflects the cooperative effort of several local religious denominations at the close of the nineteenth century.","narrative":"Mitchell Hollow Union Chapel is a small wooden church at the corner of Mill Road and NYS Route 21 in Windham, Greene County. Built in 1897, it grew out of shared worship by local Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian members, who had met in the Mitchell Hollow schoolhouse before deciding in 1891 to build their own church. Land, labor, lumber and cash were donated by community members, and the building was dedicated in 1898. Its exterior is a restrained, stripped-down version of Greek Revival design, with a pedimented portico, slender Doric columns, simple board moldings and a two-stage bell tower. Inside, narrow matchstick boards cover the walls and ceiling in varied patterns, and the original Victorian wooden chairs remain. The chapel closed for several years in the 1940s, reopened in 1947, and remains active. It was listed for its architecture and its intact rural setting, and as a reminder of cooperation among local denominations.","period_of_significance":"1897","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals/Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Remains active and open; closed for several years in the 1940s and rededicated in 1947. Described as virtually intact with an outstanding degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.955894-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/01001394.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001394/6387b3cb69-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001394/6387b3cb69-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Kenneth C. Zirkel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Union_Chapel_morning_2013.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenneth C. Zirkel</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:Union_Chapel_morning_2013.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318069","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Chapel_(Windham,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7885489"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/greene-county/union-chapel-01001394/"}