{"nrhp_refnum":"05001532","name":"Harpursville United Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 79","address_restricted":false,"city":"Harpursville","county":"Broome County","state":"NY","lat":42.17812829800005,"lon":-75.62404860999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-01-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story Gothic Revival church of stone and stucco on Main Street (NY 79) in the hamlet of Harpursville, town of Colesville, Broome County, New York, built in 1920 by members of the congregation.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an especially distinctive and intact example of early twentieth-century ecclesiastical architecture in Broome County. It is a vernacular example of the Gothic Revival style, with fine broken range ashlar masonry and opalescent stained-glass windows. It has remained virtually unchanged since construction and serves a congregation formed in 1844.","narrative":"Standing at the center of the hamlet of Harpursville, in Broome County, New York, this small Methodist church was completed in 1920 and dedicated that November. Its lower walls and entrance tower are stone, with stucco over wood frame above. A steep cross-gabled roof, a crenellated entrance tower, stone buttresses and lancet-arched openings mark it as a vernacular example of Gothic Revival design. Inside, the cross-shaped plan, native oak moldings, exposed rafters and original furniture survive, along with opalescent stained-glass windows and a square glass panel in the chancel ceiling above the altar. No architect has been identified. Church records say congregation members built it themselves, hauling stone by horse and wagon. The congregation was organized in 1844 and replaced an 1845 Greek Revival frame church that had been outgrown. The building is described as virtually unchanged and still in use. It was listed for its architectural distinction and integrity as an early twentieth-century church.","period_of_significance":"1920","architect_builder":"Unknown; church records indicate congregation members built the building themselves","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th century revivals (Gothic Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still serves an active congregation and is virtually unchanged since construction, retaining a very high level of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.827328-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05001532.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001532/7f88d761c8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001532/7f88d761c8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tkeator","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harpursville_United_Methodist_Church.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Tkeator</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:Harpursville_United_Methodist_Church.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316573","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpursville_United_Methodist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5663746"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/broome-county/harpursville-united-methodist-church-05001532/"}