{"nrhp_refnum":"03001517","name":"St. Barnabas Epicopal Church","other_names":["New Hope Missionary Baptist Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2900 Fifth Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Troy","county":"Rensselaer County","state":"NY","lat":42.746135915000025,"lon":-73.68246855199999,"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 brick Late Gothic Revival Episcopal church at 2900 Fifth Avenue in the North Central neighborhood of Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, built in 1895 to replace a smaller chapel. It is now used as the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and includes a former rectory and a carved stone crucifixion object.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is architecturally significant under Criterion C as an intact, representative example of Late Gothic Revival ecclesiastical architecture in Troy. Its steep roofs, pointed arch and tracery windows, buttresses and asymmetrical plan express the style. It also served a working-class neighborhood of collar and shirt industry laborers, with a long-serving rector, George A. Holbrook, from 1891 to 1940.","narrative":"Built in 1895 on Fifth Avenue in Troy's North Central neighborhood, this red brick church replaced a smaller chapel and was originally St. Barnabas Episcopal. Trimmed with Lake Superior red sandstone, it has a cruciform plan, an open bell tower at the crossing, a corner turret, buttressed walls, and double lancet stained glass windows. Rose windows light the interior, which also keeps its original pews, carved doors and an 1895 Steere & Son organ. A former rectory and a carved stone crucifixion on the lawn complete the property. The church is valued as an intact, representative example of Late Gothic Revival design, scaled modestly to fit its two-story neighbors. It served a working-class area whose residents often worked in Troy's collar and shirt factories, and its rector, George A. Holbrook, served from 1891 to 1940. Despite some deterioration, it has seen no major alterations. The architect remains unidentified.","period_of_significance":"1895","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in fair condition with moderate deterioration of exterior brick and stained glass from deferred maintenance and recent vacancy; the church has recently re-opened as New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, and the former rectory is used as a mental health facility.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.060679-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/03001517.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321299","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Barnabas_Episcopal_Church_(Troy,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7587225"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rensselaer-county/st-barnabas-epicopal-church-03001517/"}