{"nrhp_refnum":"02000822","name":"United Congregational Church of Irondequoit","other_names":["Irondequoit United Church of Christ"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"644 Titus Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rochester","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.21085571700007,"lon":-77.59952075699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-08-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A church complex at 644 Titus Avenue in Irondequoit (Rochester), Monroe County, New York, made up of a Colonial Revival church built in 1926 and two connected buildings: a former Women's Christian Temperance Union hall (1911) and a Sunday School building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues for significance in architecture, as a Colonial Revival church designed by the firm of Foote and Carpenter in the Georgian/Colonial Revival style. The church grew out of the town's first religious organization, a Sabbath School begun in 1850. The main church retains a high degree of integrity inside and out.","narrative":"Three interconnected buildings around a small courtyard make up this church complex on Titus Avenue in Irondequoit. The brick Colonial Revival church, with a pedimented Ionic portico, a three-stage tower and a copper-domed lantern, was designed by the firm of Foote and Carpenter. Its cornerstone was laid in May 1926, and the first service was held that December. Beside it stands the former Women's Christian Temperance Union hall, completed in 1911, and a later Sunday School building. The congregation traces its roots to a Sabbath School founded by local women in 1850, the first religious organization in the town. The temperance group and the Sunday School worked together for decades, and the hall was deeded to the new congregation in 1911. The church interior keeps its barrel-vaulted nave, balcony and a painted chancel mural. The main church retains a high degree of integrity, and the complex is recognized for its architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Foote and Carpenter (Orlando Foote and Charles Carpenter)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival; Craftsman (Arts & Crafts WCTU building)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a church with meeting hall and church school functions; the main church retains a high degree of integrity, while the WCTU building has been altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.37293-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/02000822.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000822/25312f01a7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000822/25312f01a7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LtPowers","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Irondequoit_Church_of_Christ_southwest_view.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">LtPowers</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:Irondequoit_Church_of_Christ_southwest_view.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318963","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Congregational_Church_of_Irondequoit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7887647"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/united-congregational-church-of-irondequoit-02000822/"}