{"nrhp_refnum":"06000257","name":"First Church of Evans Complex","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7431 Erie Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Derby","county":"Erie County","state":"NY","lat":42.68348896200007,"lon":-79.01316664499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-04-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rural church complex at 7431 Erie Road near Derby in the Town of Evans, Erie County, New York, on a 5.5 acre parcel. The Eclectic Colonial Revival church was built in 1914-1915 after a fire, with a manse, community building, garage and two-section cemetery.","why_significant":"The church is significant as an outstanding example of early twentieth century ecclesiastical architecture in rural Evans. It was designed by Mann and Cook of Buffalo and blends Colonial Revival, Greek Revival and Victorian elements while recalling an early New England meeting house. It also reflects a congregation founded about 1818 that became an early non-denominational community church.","narrative":"Set on a 5.5 acre parcel near Derby in the Town of Evans, this church complex centers on a two-story clapboard church built in 1914-1915 to replace an earlier building from about 1835 that burned. Buffalo architects Mann and Cook designed it in an Eclectic Colonial Revival style, with a two-stage tower, a tall Victorian spire and a portico with four fluted Doric columns. Inside, boxed pews, a high pulpit and mahogany trim recreate the original church. The grounds also hold a manse converted from a farmhouse in 1912, a community clubhouse made from barns and expanded in 1916 and 1966, a garage and a two-part cemetery that includes a War of 1812 veteran. The congregation dates to 1818, began as Presbyterian, and later became non-denominational. The church was recognized for its architecture and its remarkably intact condition, and it remains a prominent landmark in a farming area.","period_of_significance":"1915-1955","architect_builder":"Mann and Cook Architects of Buffalo; George M. Ingersoll, builder (the narrative names George W. Ingersoll)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival (Eclectic Colonial Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church; the religious, meeting hall and church school functions continue today, and the church retains a 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 02:51:52.769499-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/06000257.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000257/44ed5db118-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000257/44ed5db118-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Church_of_Evans_Complex_-_Church_Nov_10.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Church_of_Evans_Complex_-_Church_Nov_10.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317615","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Church_of_Evans_Complex","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5452725"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/erie-county/first-church-of-evans-complex-06000257/"}