{"nrhp_refnum":"05001130","name":"Sennett Federated Church and Parsonage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"777 Weedsport-Sennett Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sennett","county":"Cayuga County","state":"NY","lat":42.996005713000045,"lon":-76.53321258199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-10-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Black","Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Greek Revival church (built 1848) and an adjacent parsonage (built about 1818 and later enlarged) on Weedsport-Sennett Road in the village of Sennett, Cayuga County, New York. The church was built by Edward Munson and James M. Servis for the Congregational Church of Sennett.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church and parsonage are tied to abolitionism and the Underground Railroad in central New York under Criterion A. The Congregational and Baptist congregations passed antislavery resolutions, and the parsonage sheltered freedom seekers, including Harriet Eglin. Under Criterion C, the church is a fine local example of high-style Greek Revival architecture.","narrative":"In the village of Sennett, a Greek Revival church and its neighboring parsonage record both local building skill and antislavery action. The church was contracted in April 1848 for $3,269 and built by Edward Munson and James M. Servis for the Congregational society. It is a frame building on a stone foundation, with two fluted Doric columns, pilasters, a recessed doorway and a parapet supporting the tower. The parsonage dates to about 1818 and was later enlarged into a gable-and-wing house. Before the Civil War, the Congregational and Baptist congregations passed resolutions against slavery. Pastor Charles Anderson and his wife Elizabeth hosted freedom seekers in the parsonage. Harriet Eglin, who arrived in 1856, wrote three letters from the Anderson home to William Still in Philadelphia, and Still published them. Both buildings keep their original locations and uses. Changes include twentieth-century stained glass, a fellowship hall expansion in 1948-49, and vinyl siding added in the 1990s.","period_of_significance":"1848 - 1870","architect_builder":"Edward Munson/James M. Servis","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Church and parsonage retain their original locations and functions; the church is still occupied by the Sennett Federated Church and the parsonage remains a single family dwelling. Vinyl siding was added over the original clapboards in the 1990s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.281488-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05001130.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001130/2b0beaf792-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001130/2b0beaf792-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Dougtone","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cayuga_County,_New_York_-_4368887345.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Dougtone</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:Cayuga_County,_New_York_-_4368887345.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312208","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sennett_Federated_Church_and_Parsonage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7450863"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/cayuga-county/sennett-federated-church-and-parsonage-05001130/"}