{"nrhp_refnum":"02000307","name":"Upperville Meeting House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 80","address_restricted":false,"city":"Upperville","county":"Chenango County","state":"NY","lat":42.70001906700003,"lon":-75.61566170299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-04-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story wood-frame Quaker meeting house on NY 80 in the hamlet of Upperville, town of Smyrna, Chenango County, New York, built in 1896-97. The architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a remarkably intact late nineteenth-century Quaker meeting house, tied to Chenango County's large Quaker population. It was the fifth Quaker meeting place in Smyrna. Its design blends Orthodox, church-like features with the plainness associated with Hicksite tradition, reflecting the loose division between the two groups locally.","narrative":"Set close to NY 80 in the small hamlet of Upperville, this one-story wood-frame meeting house was completed in 1896-97 for the Society of Friends. It rests on a dressed stone foundation under a steep gable roof and has clapboard siding, tall round-arched windows, and a small portico with turned posts. Inside, a vestibule leads to an open meeting room finished in beaded board, with a small platform and a rear gallery. It was the fifth meeting place used by Quakers in the town of Smyrna since their arrival around 1800. Herbert Dixon, a Congregationalist, bought the land and gave it to the Friends on condition that they hold meetings there for ten years. The design combines features of vernacular Protestant churches with a restrained, nonhierarchical interior, reflecting the cooperation between Orthodox and Hicksite Quakers in Smyrna. Few alterations have been made, and the building still serves an active congregation.","period_of_significance":"1896-97","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used for religious purposes, with an active membership; described as completely intact to its period of construction apart from a few small alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.981033-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/02000307.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000307/4d01f0e206-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000307/4d01f0e206-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Immunonuclear","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quaker007.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Immunonuclear</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quaker007.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316916","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upperville_Meeting_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7899082"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chenango-county/upperville-meeting-house-02000307/"}