{"nrhp_refnum":"07001122","name":"Trinity Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"304 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elmira","county":"Chemung County","state":"NY","lat":42.09000653600003,"lon":-76.80804172199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival Episcopal church complex at 304 North Main Street in Elmira, Chemung County, New York, built 1855-58 to designs by Henry Dudley, with an 1882 chapel and a 1950s parish house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a well-preserved, distinctive example of mid-nineteenth century Gothic Revival church design, showing the hallmarks of Henry Dudley's Ecclesiological work. The later Arnot Memorial Chapel by Richard M. Upjohn and the 1950s parish house show how urban church architecture and needs changed over time. The complex is a downtown landmark and holds the only known local example of Upjohn's work.","narrative":"Trinity Church is an Episcopal church complex on the northern edge of downtown Elmira, New York. The main church, built between 1855 and 1858 from designs by New York architect Henry Dudley, is a brick Gothic Revival building with brownstone trim, a slate roof, a long nave with clerestory, and a tall tower topped by an attenuated spire. Dudley designed many churches following Ecclesiological principles, and this one is unusual among his work for being brick rather than stone. East of the church stands the 1882 Arnot Memorial Chapel, designed by Richard M. Upjohn in a High Victorian mode with terra cotta banding, a sundial and a bell cote. A mid-1950s parish house in a simplified Tudor Revival style connects to the chapel. Inside the church, oak paneling, carved choir stalls, a marble and mosaic altar, and stained glass from the 1850s to the 1950s reflect early twentieth-century renovations. The complex was listed for its architecture and its record of changing church design.","period_of_significance":"1855-ca 1957","architect_builder":"Henry Dudley; Richard M. Upjohn; H.H. Bickford","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The church complex remains in religious use. The interior of the Arnot Chapel is now used for utilitarian purposes and its liturgical furnishings have been removed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.809876-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/07001122.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001122/18db05fa0b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001122/18db05fa0b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_Elmira.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</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:Trinity_Elmira.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316846","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Church_(Elmira,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7842662"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chemung-county/trinity-church-07001122/"}