{"nrhp_refnum":"08000143","name":"St. George's Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"135-32 38th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Flushing","county":"Queens","state":"NY","lat":40.760351194000066,"lon":-73.83129855099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-03-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"St. George's Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival stone church complex at 135-32 38th Avenue in Flushing, Queens, New York City, built 1853-56 to a design by Wills & Dudley, with later additions up to 1930.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church meets Criterion C as a distinctive example of Gothic Revival religious architecture in Queens, reflecting Ecclesiological movement principles favored by mid-nineteenth-century Episcopal builders. Its asymmetrical design, side entrances and separately massed chancel are cited as hallmarks. The surrounding churchyard, perimeter wall and parish buildings also contribute, preserving a glimpse of rural old Flushing.","narrative":"St. George's Episcopal Church occupies half a block in central Flushing, Queens, bounded by 38th Avenue, 39th Avenue and Main Street. The main church was built in 1853-56 from blue Connecticut granite with brown sandstone trim, a slate roof and a 150-foot tower topped by a wooden spire. Wills & Dudley designed it in the Gothic Revival style, following Ecclesiological ideas: an asymmetrical plan, side entrances, a lower separately massed chancel, and exposed roof trusses over a central aisle. Inside, 18 figural stained glass windows depict mostly scenes from the life of Christ, some possibly by Tiffany or Heaton, Butler & Bayne. The grounds include a graveyard with burials from 1746 to 1887, an 1870 iron fence and stone wall, and parish buildings from 1905 and 1930. The complex was listed for its architecture, and it preserves a rural churchyard setting amid dense urban development. Its congregation dates back three centuries.","period_of_significance":"1746-1930","architect_builder":"Wills & Dudley (1854, 1894), Charles Haight (1905) and John C. Dodd (1930)","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church; the complex retains its churchyard, and the 1930 auditorium stands on the site of the original 1821 church.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.068053-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/08000143.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000143/18e8e64469-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000143/18e8e64469-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._George%27s_Episcopal_Church,_Flushing_jeh.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim.henderson</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._George%27s_Episcopal_Church,_Flushing_jeh.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321149","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George%27s_Church_(Queens)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7588119"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/queens/st-georges-church-08000143/"}