{"nrhp_refnum":"02001651","name":"East Palmyra Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2102 Whitbeck Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"East Palmyra","county":"Wayne County","state":"NY","lat":43.083977729000026,"lon":-77.14740154899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-12-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick and stone Romanesque Revival church at 2102 Whitbeck Road in the crossroads hamlet of East Palmyra, Wayne County, New York, built in 1868-69 and attributed to T.R. Thomas of East Palmyra.","why_significant":"The church is significant under Criterion C as an intact, representative example of late nineteenth century religious architecture in Wayne County. Its asymmetrical plan, prominent corner tower with octagonal spire, and round-arched brick detailing are cited as key features. It retains a high degree of integrity and is the visual focal point of the hamlet's only intersection.","narrative":"Standing at the center of the small crossroads hamlet of East Palmyra in rural Wayne County, this brick church was built in 1868-69 in a vernacular Romanesque Revival style. A square corner tower with stone-capped buttresses, a belfry and a tall octagonal spire gives the front an asymmetrical look, while tall round-arched windows and corbelled brick trim mark the main block. Inside, ornamental oak woodwork typical of the Victorian era survives. Local tradition credits the design to T.R. Thomas, and local laborers and congregation members did the construction at a cost of $9,424.88. The building replaced an 1843 frame meeting house, which had in turn replaced an 1807 log church on the same site. The congregation traces its origins to 1793. The church was listed for its architecture, as an intact and representative example of late nineteenth century religious design in the county, and it remains the visual landmark of the hamlet.","period_of_significance":"1868-69","architect_builder":"attributed to T.R. Thomas of East Palmyra","architectural_style":"Late 19th Century: Romanesque Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church; the interior and exterior are described as highly intact, with a small modern non-contributing wing at the rear.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.818734-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/02001651.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001651/94880b8774-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001651/94880b8774-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"DanielPenfield","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EastPalmyraPresbyterianChurch2020SouthwestSide.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">DanielPenfield</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EastPalmyraPresbyterianChurch2020SouthwestSide.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322900","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Palmyra_Presbyterian_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5329104"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/wayne-county/east-palmyra-presbyterian-church-02001651/"}