{"nrhp_refnum":"04001446","name":"St. William's Catholic Church","other_names":["St. William's on Long Point"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Long Point on Raquette Lake","address_restricted":false,"city":"Long Lake","county":"Hamilton County","state":"NY","lat":43.825918511000054,"lon":-74.63164988799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-01-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Shingle style Catholic church built in 1890 on Long Point on Raquette Lake, in the Town of Long Lake, Hamilton County, New York. It was designed by J.C. Cady & Co. and built by Hammond & Mosher.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an intact example of turn-of-the-century Shingle style church architecture in the Adirondacks (Criterion C). It is also significant as a religious institution tied to Raquette Lake's growth as a summer resort community (Criterion A). It is associated with William West Durant, who donated the land, funds and materials and who pioneered the region's rustic architecture.","narrative":"St. William's Catholic Church sits in a small lakeside clearing on Long Point at Raquette Lake in Hamilton County, New York, reachable only by boat or footpath. Built in 1890, it is a rectangular, one-story church with a steeply pitched roof, a rounded apse, and a two-story cylindrical entrance tower flanked by open porches. Wood shingles cover the roof, walls, posts and railings, giving the building the continuous skin typical of the Shingle style. Inside are a vestibule, a sanctuary with exposed wood trusses, stenciled ceiling, wainscoting, pews and a wooden altarpiece, and a sacristy. William West Durant, an Adirondack developer, donated the land, cash and lumber. J.C. Cady & Co. designed the church and Hammond & Mosher of Saratoga Springs built it. It is recognized for its architecture, its intact interior and exterior, and its link to Raquette Lake's development as a summer resort community between 1890 and 1954.","period_of_significance":"1890 - 1954","architect_builder":"J.C. Cady & Co. (Architects); Hammond & Mosher (Builders)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Shingle Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as well cared for with high architectural integrity; renovation work was done in the late 1990s. Current use is listed as education/entertainment/spiritual retreats.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.773275-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/04001446.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001446/b2580024ed-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001446/b2580024ed-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"H. M. Beach","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beach-St-Williams-L.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">H. M. Beach</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beach-St-Williams-L.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"93001451","name":"New York Central Railroad Adirondack Division Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/new-york-central-railroad-adirondack-division-historic-district-93001451/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318098","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._William%27s_Catholic_Church_(Long_Lake,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7592159"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/hamilton-county/st-williams-catholic-church-04001446/"}