{"nrhp_refnum":"01001445","name":"Trinity Chapel","other_names":["St. John's Church","Beth-El Temple Church of God in Christ"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1874 Mott Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Far Rockaway","county":"Queens","state":"NY","lat":40.603647341000055,"lon":-73.75103553699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-01-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small frame Gothic Revival church at 1874 Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, built in 1858 to the design of architect Richard Upjohn as a mission chapel of Trinity Church in Hewlett.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a well-conceived local example of a small, rural Gothic Revival church in wood, designed by the prominent architect Richard Upjohn. It also has local significance in religion and community development, having been established with the support of leading Far Rockaway families during the area's growth as a seaside resort.","narrative":"Built in 1858 on land donated by Benjamin Mott, this small frame church at Mott Avenue and 18th Street in Far Rockaway was designed by architect Richard Upjohn. It began as a mission chapel of Trinity Church in Hewlett, with Frances Hewlett Bolton playing a key role in its founding after her children's deaths in a scarlet fever epidemic. The building follows rural Gothic Revival design, with a steeply pitched roof, pointed arch windows, buttresses, a wooden belfry and an open beamed ceiling. Its separate chancel reflects the Episcopal Church's growing emphasis on liturgical formality. Wing additions from the early twentieth century house meeting rooms and a dining area. The chapel became the independent parish of St. John's in 1881, and its growth paralleled Far Rockaway's development as a seaside resort. It is recognized for its architecture as a local example of Gothic Revival design translated into wood for modest congregations, and for its role in religion and community development.","period_of_significance":"1858-1881","architect_builder":"Upjohn, Richard","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century/Gothic Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a church (current function listed as religion/church); the parsonage and parish house were destroyed by fire in the late 1980s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.277422-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/01001445.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001445/5482b3a6ae-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001445/5482b3a6ae-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Winter","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_Chapel_2013-09-29_18-41-44.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Winter</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:Trinity_Chapel_2013-09-29_18-41-44.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321163","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Chapel_(Queens)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7842630"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/queens/trinity-chapel-01001445/"}