{"nrhp_refnum":"04000991","name":"Church Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"South St., Green St., South Church St., Kelsey Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Goshen","county":"Orange County","state":"NY","lat":41.39779881450005,"lon":-74.31867765840187,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-09-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A boundary increase to the Church Park Historic District in the Village of Goshen, Orange County, New York, covering a residential area southeast of the village center along South Street, Green Street and South Church Street. It holds 49 contributing resources (48 buildings and one cemetery site) and 3 non-contributing buildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion C as an excellent, cohesive grouping of residential architecture spanning the nineteenth century, from Federal and Greek Revival through Picturesque and Late Victorian styles. The area reflects Goshen's prosperity as a county government center and railroad stop, and was home to prominent citizens. It also includes a house designed by Calvert Vaux.","narrative":"This boundary increase extends an existing historic district in the Village of Goshen, New York, taking in tree-lined streets southeast of the village center. Large freestanding houses sit on landscaped lots with consistent setbacks along South Street, Green Street and South Church Street. The area holds 48 contributing buildings and a church cemetery, with examples ranging from the c. 1804 Federal-style John Hurtin House to Greek Revival temple-fronted residences, Gothic Revival and Italian villa houses influenced by Andrew Jackson Downing, Queen Anne and Shingle Style homes, and Arts and Crafts houses of the early twentieth century. The Alexander Wright House, built in 1853, was designed by Calvert Vaux. Most buildings predate 1875 and reflect Goshen's growth as the Orange County government center and a stop on the New York and Erie Railroad. Prominent local families, including Wisner and Grier, chose to live here, and the scale and detail of the houses show their standing. The grouping was recognized for its architectural quality and cohesion.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Calvert Vaux (Alexander Wright House, 1853); George Grier (built a house for his son); Thornton M. Niven (attributed to a similar building nearby); otherwise mostly local tradesmen","architectural_style":"Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate/Bracketed, Italian Villa, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Shingle Style, Arts and Crafts","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Houses and a cemetery remain in their historic residential and funerary uses; 3 buildings are non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.705255-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/04000991.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000991/93b814ce8e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000991/93b814ce8e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church,_Goshen,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</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:First_Presbyterian_Church,_Goshen,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320604","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Park_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5116658"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orange-county/church-park-historic-district-boundary-increase-04000991/"}