{"nrhp_refnum":"03001516","name":"St. Mark's Baptist Church","other_names":["Methodist Episcopal Church of Highland Falls"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"213 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Village of Highland Falls","county":"Orange County","state":"NY","lat":41.36744007100003,"lon":-73.96607785399993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-01-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame church with an attached annex at 213 Main Street, Village of Highland Falls, Orange County, New York, completed in 1900 as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Highland Falls and now used by St. Mark's Baptist Church.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a relatively intact local example of Late Victorian ecclesiastical architecture, blending Gothic Revival and Shingle Style elements. It reflects the popularity of mail-order designs and auditorium-plan interiors among Methodist congregations, and it was built almost entirely by local tradesmen from plans by Philadelphia architect Benjamin D. Price.","narrative":"Completed in 1900 on Main Street in Highland Falls, this modest one-story frame church was built for the local Methodist Episcopal congregation and is now home to St. Mark's Baptist Church. A corner steeple with buttressed corners and an open belfry marks the front, while pointed-arch windows with stained glass give it a Gothic Revival character. Clapboard and wood shakes add Shingle Style touches. Inside, the worship space follows the auditorium plan, with a semi-circular dais and plaster walls above beaded-board wainscot. Plans came from Philadelphia architect Benjamin D. Price, whose designs were circulated by the Methodist church extension effort, and the Muller Brothers, a local contracting firm, built it using village craftsmen. The building cost $5,200. It served the Methodists until the 1970s, sat unused for a time after a merger with the Presbyterian church, and has been used for worship by its present congregation since 1995. It is considered locally significant for its architecture and its largely preserved historic fabric.","period_of_significance":"1900","architect_builder":"Benjamin D. Price (architect); Muller brothers, builders","architectural_style":"Late Victorian; Gothic Revival, Shingle Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a place of worship by St. Mark's Baptist Church since 1995, after a period of disuse beginning in the 1970s. The exterior retains a high level of integrity, though the original slate roof was replaced with asphalt and most original pews were removed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.476867-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/03001516.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001516/1cf4bd9018-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001516/1cf4bd9018-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Mark%27s_Baptist_Church_Highland_Falls_NY_Dec_11.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States</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:St._Mark%27s_Baptist_Church_Highland_Falls_NY_Dec_11.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320752","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mark%27s_Baptist_Church_(Highland_Falls,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7589901"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orange-county/st-marks-baptist-church-03001516/"}