{"nrhp_refnum":"06000159","name":"Oneida Lake Congregational Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2508 NY 31","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oneida Lake","county":"Madison County","state":"NY","lat":43.15784258000008,"lon":-75.82867878199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-03-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Congregational meeting house on the south side of NY Route 31 in the Town of Sullivan, near Oneida Lake, Madison County, New York. Construction began about 1824 and was completed around 1828; the builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an outstanding early-nineteenth-century frame church showing Late Federal and Greek Revival features, with 1840s and 1890s changes still visible. It is also significant for its links to pre-Civil War anti-slavery activity and the later temperance movement.","narrative":"This two-story post-and-beam church sits on a 0.929-acre lot on the south side of New York Route 31 in the Town of Sullivan, Madison County. Clapboard-sided and set on a stone foundation, it has a shallow gabled roof with a full Greek Revival pediment, a continuous entablature and a two-stage bell tower at the front. Construction began about 1824, and church records point to completion around 1828. The congregation was incorporated in 1814 by Connecticut settlers. The building was altered in the 1840s and renovated in 1892, when an arched ceiling, new windows and a two-aisle seating plan were introduced. A kitchen and dining room were added in 1922, with another wing in 1999. The church is valued as an outstanding frame meeting house showing Federal and Greek Revival character from several periods. It is also tied to the congregation's anti-slavery stance before the Civil War and to later temperance activity. The congregation remains active.","period_of_significance":"1824-1922","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal; Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still an active church; the congregation has met there with only temporary periods of inactivity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.784348-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/06000159.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318734","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneida_Lake_Congregational_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7093668"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/madison-county/oneida-lake-congregational-church-06000159/"}