{"nrhp_refnum":"05001461","name":"Brick Chapel Church and Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5501 Cty Rte 27","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canton","county":"St. Lawrence County","state":"NY","lat":44.56011820200007,"lon":-75.11574157699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-12-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rural brick Methodist (later Presbyterian) church built in 1858, with an adjoining cemetery established in 1809, on County Route 27 about three miles south of Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a remarkably intact example of mid-nineteenth century rural vernacular religious architecture in Canton, with a rectangular gable-roofed form and engaged square bell tower. The adjoining cemetery, with several hundred markers from the early and mid-1800s, adds to its significance by showing typical funerary art motifs. It is also described as one of the oldest and most important religious buildings in the town and county.","narrative":"Brick Chapel Church and Cemetery sit on a prominent knoll about three miles south of Canton, surrounded by farmland and woods. The brick church, built in 1858, replaced an earlier brick meeting house of about 1823 and reused its bricks on the interior walls. It measures 40 by 56 feet, rests on a stone basement, and has a gable roof with bracketed eaves and a square bell tower engaged in the front facade. Inside, oak pews, a Gothic-inspired balcony and six memorial stained-glass windows from 1923 survive. The church served a Methodist congregation organized in 1808, which later merged with local Presbyterians in 1912. The adjoining cemetery dates to 1809 and holds several hundred burials, with weeping willow, urn and winged angel head carvings and many obelisks. The property was listed for its architecture as a well-preserved rural vernacular church. It still holds services on a seasonal basis.","period_of_significance":"1809 - 1925","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid 19th Century and late 19th Century: vernacular (described in the text as vernacular Greek Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The church still operates on a seasonal basis, open primarily in summer; the cemetery is described as intact and well maintained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.604492-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05001461.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321862","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_Chapel_Church_and_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4965891"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/st-lawrence-county/brick-chapel-church-and-cemetery-05001461/"}