{"nrhp_refnum":"05001455","name":"Mendon Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3886 Rush-Mendon Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mendon","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.00006493300003,"lon":-77.50669529499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-12-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Eclectic Gothic Revival church at 3886 Rush-Mendon Road in the hamlet of Mendon, Monroe County, New York, built in 1900, with a square corner tower and a 1955 classroom addition.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a modest but distinctive and intact example of ca. 1900 Eclectic Gothic Revival church architecture in western New York. Its interior follows the 'Combination Church Plan' popularized by George Washington Kramer, joining the auditorium to a meeting room with folding doors. It retains a high level of integrity in design, materials and craftsmanship.","narrative":"Built in 1900 on the north side of Rush-Mendon Road in the hamlet of Mendon, this brick church combines Gothic Revival details with a practical plan for a small rural congregation. It has a steeply pitched slate roof, lancet windows, a stone foundation and a square corner tower topped by an octagonal spire. Inside, curved oak pews radiate from a small chancel, and art glass memorial windows carry early Christian symbols. A 1906 pipe organ remains in place. A Chapel Session Room can be opened to the auditorium through large folding doors, an arrangement known as the Combination Church Plan, which let small congregations afford modern worship and Sunday school space. The building cost $12,000 and was dedicated in February 1900. A classroom wing called Westminster Hall was added in 1955. Listed for architecture, the church is valued as a well-preserved example of how national trends in church design reached a rural farming community, with its exterior and interior largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1900-1955","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Gothic (Eclectic Gothic Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The congregation has decided to relocate to a new site about a mile south of the hamlet.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.93508-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05001455.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001455/ce028f415a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001455/ce028f415a-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Ammodramus","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mendon_Presbyterian_Church_3.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ammodramus</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mendon_Presbyterian_Church_3.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318880","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendon_Presbyterian_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6816713"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/mendon-presbyterian-church-05001455/"}