{"nrhp_refnum":"06000572","name":"St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"326 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Middleburgh","county":"Schoharie County","state":"NY","lat":42.59895256000004,"lon":-74.33483758399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-07-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Lutheran church at 326 Main Street in the village of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York, built in 1856 by descendants of the area's Palatine German settlers and remodeled in 1903.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an intact, representative example of mid-nineteenth century vernacular, transitional Greek Revival/Italianate church architecture in rural Schoharie County. Its meetinghouse form and fenestration reflect Greek Revival, while the entrance/bell tower reflects Italianate influence. A 1903 renovation added Gothic-style interior and window changes, and the building retains substantial integrity to that period.","narrative":"Built in 1856 on Main Street in Middleburgh, this red brick Lutheran church replaced an earlier congregation building lost in an 1855 fire that also destroyed part of the village. Descendants of the Palatine Germans who settled the Schoharie Valley in 1712 erected it, and services were conducted in German for many decades. The gable-roofed building rests on a fieldstone foundation and has a bracketed cornice and an engaged central entrance tower with an open belfry. Its meetinghouse form and window pattern reflect Greek Revival design, while the tower shows the influence of the emerging Italianate style. The sanctuary was remodeled in 1903 with Gothic-arched opalescent stained glass windows, a U-shaped balcony on cast iron columns, varnished pews and a beadboard ceiling. A later rear parish hall and education wing do not contribute to its historic character. The church was recognized for its architecture and for its intact condition from 1856 through 1903.","period_of_significance":"1856-1903","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century / Greek Revival / Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a church; the congregation has continued to the present day. A rear parish hall and education wing are non-contributing, and plans for replacing that wing are noted.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.02203-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/06000572.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000572/a26fba9bb1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000572/a26fba9bb1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Upstate New York","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Mark%27s_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_Middleburgh_NY_Feb_09.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Upstate New York</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Mark%27s_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_Middleburgh_NY_Feb_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321774","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mark%27s_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_(Middleburgh,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7589958"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/schoharie-county/st-marks-evangelical-lutheran-church-06000572/"}