{"nrhp_refnum":"04001447","name":"St. Andrew's Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"10 N. Main Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Albany","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.66479471100007,"lon":-73.78811438799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-01-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Religion","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"St. Andrew's Episcopal Church is a Late Gothic Revival (Tudor or Collegiate Gothic) church at 10 North Main Avenue, Albany, New York, built in 1930 to designs by architect Norman Sturgis, with a mid-century parish hall added in 1957.","why_significant":"The parish grew from a mission of St. Paul's Church in 1897 and became independent in 1899, reflecting the growth of Albany and the Episcopal Diocese's response to it. The 1930 sanctuary is a highly intact example of early twentieth-century Tudor Gothic design in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of Ralph Adams Cram, by a former Cram associate. It is one of a small number of such examples in Albany.","narrative":"St. Andrew's Episcopal Church at 10 North Main Avenue in Albany is a granite and limestone sanctuary completed in 1930, with a light brick parish hall added in 1957. Architect Norman Sturgis, who had worked as a draftsman for Cram and Ferguson, designed it in the Tudor or Collegiate Gothic Revival style. It has a cruciform plan, a central bell tower carried on four limestone arches, Douglas fir ceiling framing, and oak furnishings carved by local craftsmen. Stained glass windows, many by Wilbur H. Burnham Studios of Boston, were installed as memorials. The congregation began as a mission of St. Paul's Church in 1892, built a chapel in 1897, and became an independent parish in 1899. The present church replaced that chapel, which was later used as a parish house and demolished in 1956. The building is valued as a highly intact example of its style and for its link to the growth of Albany and its Episcopal diocese.","period_of_significance":"1897-1954","architect_builder":"Norman R. Sturgis, architect; Fred Eckel, Jr., builder","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival (Tudor or Collegiate Gothic Revival)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a church; the former rectory is leased as office space to a not-for-profit agency, and the church lends space to the adjacent College of St. Rose.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.01059-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/04001447.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001447/3492e412b2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001447/3492e412b2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire portfolio, click here.@thatmattwade This image is protected by copyright! If you would like to use it, please read this first.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Andrew%27s_Episcopal_Church_1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire portfolio, click here.@thatmattwade This image is protected by copyright! If you would like to use it, please read this first.</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:St._Andrew%27s_Episcopal_Church_1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316342","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Albany,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7586854"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/st-andrews-episcopal-church-04001447/"}