{"nrhp_refnum":"02001359","name":"St. John's Episcopal Church and Rectory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"15 St. John's St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Monticello","county":"Sullivan County","state":"NY","lat":41.65337191100008,"lon":-74.68624422499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-11-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival stone church and adjoining stone rectory at 15 St. John's Street in the village of Monticello, Sullivan County, New York. The church was built in 1879-1881 and the rectory in 1887.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an intact, representative example of Gothic Revival design for Episcopal congregations, created by noted architect Henry Dudley following ecclesiological principles. Its chapel, separable from the nave by movable partitions, is highly unusual for an Episcopal church. It was also the earliest Episcopal parish in Sullivan County and helped establish two other congregations.","narrative":"Built of quarry-faced stone between 1879 and 1881, this Episcopal church in Monticello, New York, was designed by English-born architect Henry Dudley, who followed the ecclesiological ideas of the day. Its L-shaped plan includes a corner entrance tower, a deep chancel and a side chapel, each clearly expressed on the exterior. Inside, exposed wooden trusses, stained glass (including a signed Tiffany window) and original furnishings give character. The chapel can be opened to the nave through movable partitions, an arrangement common among Methodist and Presbyterian churches but rare in Episcopal ones. A matching stone rectory was added in 1887. The parish, organized in 1816, was the first Episcopal congregation in Sullivan County and helped found St. Mary's in Thompsonville and St. James's in Callicoon. Both buildings keep an outstanding level of integrity, and the church remains a local landmark in downtown Monticello.","period_of_significance":"1881-1887","architect_builder":"Henry Dudley, architect (church); Robert Ketchum, builder (church)","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Church and rectory retain a high level of integrity, with changes limited to roof coverings; both continue in religious and domestic use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.677157-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/02001359.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001359/a3a4da846c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001359/a3a4da846c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Vonsky87","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_John%27s_Episcopal,_Monticello,_NY.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Vonsky87</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:St_John%27s_Episcopal,_Monticello,_NY.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100004915","name":"Broadway Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/broadway-historic-district-100004915/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322417","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_Episcopal_Church_and_Rectory_(Monticello,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7588721"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/sullivan-county/st-johns-episcopal-church-and-rectory-02001359/"}