{"nrhp_refnum":"02001655","name":"First Baptist Church of Interlaken","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8414 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Interlaken","county":"Seneca County","state":"NY","lat":42.61642738900008,"lon":-76.72524229099997,"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 built in 1861 at 8414 Main Street, Interlaken (formerly Farmersville), Seneca County, New York, designed by Syracuse architect Horatio Nelson White.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an intact, representative example of late nineteenth century religious architecture in Seneca County. Its asymmetrical plan, square and octagonal corner towers, corbelled and bracketed brick cornices, and round-arched openings are cited as key features. It also forms the visual focal point at the south end of the village's historic central business district.","narrative":"Built in 1861, this brick church at the corner of Main Street and West Avenue in Interlaken is a vernacular take on Romanesque Revival design. A square four-story tower and a smaller octagonal tower flank the entrance, giving the front an asymmetrical look. Corbelled and bracketed brick cornices, stone belt courses, buttresses and tall round-arched windows with etched, colored glass complete the exterior. Inside, ornamental oak woodwork survives. The congregation began in 1819 as the Union Baptist Church of Christ at Farmersville, built a frame church on the site in 1823, and outgrew it by the late 1850s. It then hired Horatio Nelson White, a young Syracuse architect known for the Onondaga County Courthouse. The building is considered significant for its architecture and its high degree of integrity. A large rear wing from the 1950s and 1970s is not counted as historic and currently houses a private school.","period_of_significance":"1861","architect_builder":"Horatio Nelson White, Syracuse","architectural_style":"Late 19th Century: Romanesque Revival (vernacular)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church; a modern rear wing from the 1950s and 1970s houses a private school. The northeast tower lost its Mansard roof in the mid-20th century.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:54.022064-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/02001655.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001655/2815c08598-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001655/2815c08598-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Baptist_Church_of_Interlaken_Aug_09.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Baptist_Church_of_Interlaken_Aug_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321824","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Baptist_Church_of_Interlaken","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5452470"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/seneca-county/first-baptist-church-of-interlaken-02001655/"}