{"nrhp_refnum":"06000820","name":"Grace Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"116 City Island Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bronx","county":"The Bronx","state":"NY","lat":40.841036133000046,"lon":-73.78401388199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-09-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small frame Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church at 116 City Island Avenue on City Island in the Bronx, built 1862-67 by ships' carpenters from the David Carll Shipyard. The property also has a contributing parish hall (1923) and rectory (before 1868).","why_significant":"The church is argued to be a local example of a small rural Carpenter Gothic church, with Gothic details such as triangular-arched windows, vertical proportions and a beamed ceiling. It also holds a triptych window made by the Rev. John Bolton. Under Criterion A, it reflects the growth of the City Island community, supported by prominent early residents.","narrative":"Grace Episcopal Church sits on City Island Avenue in the Bronx, in a waterfront community on an island off the borough's east coast. Local ships' carpenters from the David Carll Shipyard built it between 1862 and 1867, hand cutting the beams and rafters and carving the pews. The frame church shows Carpenter Gothic traits: a steep roof, triangular-arched windows, decorative wooden buttresses, an off-center tower with a polygonal spire, and an exposed truss ceiling that echoes shipbuilding methods. Over the altar is a stained-glass triptych, The Trial of Christ, made by the Rev. John Bolton, whose family founded the congregation in 1849. A rectory from before 1868 and a 1923 parish hall complete the property. The church is recognized for its architecture and for reflecting the growth of City Island, supported by early residents. Later changes include 1931 interior fibrous board and 1980 aluminum siding.","period_of_significance":"1862-1931","architect_builder":"Built by ships' carpenters from the David Carll Shipyard","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century/Gothic Revival (Carpenter Gothic)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church; the parish hall stage is in regular use by the City Island Theater Group. Exterior walls are covered with aluminum shingles added in 1980.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.648471-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/06000820.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000820/7c3b954bb0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000820/7c3b954bb0-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_CoE_Pilot_St_City_Is_Av_jeh.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim.henderson</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_CoE_Pilot_St_City_Is_Av_jeh.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316473","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Episcopal_Church_(Bronx)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5591111"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/the-bronx/grace-episcopal-church-06000820/"}