{"nrhp_refnum":"08000274","name":"Spencerport Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"32 Amity St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Spencerport","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.19292620600004,"lon":-77.80193860899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Romanesque Revival church at 32 Amity Street in the Village of Spencerport, Monroe County, New York, on a 0.39-acre lot. It was completed and dedicated in January 1871 and has a local red Medina sandstone foundation.","why_significant":"The church is described as a distinctive and highly intact example of post-Civil War vernacular Romanesque Revival church architecture. Its 1909 interior renovation also illustrates early twentieth-century Protestant church planning, with Akron Plan influences, curved pews and an auditorium-style worship space.","narrative":"Spencerport Methodist Church is a brick church on Amity Street in the Village of Spencerport, built on a foundation of local red Medina sandstone. Dedicated in January 1871 at a cost of $18,000, it replaced an older stone church the congregation sold. Its vernacular Romanesque Revival design includes round-arched windows and doors, a large wheel window, arcaded corbel tables, and a three-stage corner bell tower topped by a broach spire. Church records name no architect or contractor. In 1909 the interior was completely renovated with a curved dais and altar rail, semi-circular oak pews carved with foliate ornament, and a pipe organ partly funded by Andrew Carnegie. These changes reflect Akron Plan ideas that focused attention on preaching and teaching. A full basement with a kitchen and fellowship hall was added in 1953. The church was listed for its architectural value and remains a local landmark in the village.","period_of_significance":"1870-1953","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a religious facility; the basement was excavated and finished in 1953.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.170883-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/08000274.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000274/acc3de97b4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000274/acc3de97b4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Upstate New York","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spencerport_Methodist_Church_Dec_08.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:Spencerport_Methodist_Church_Dec_08.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318940","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencerport_Methodist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7576243"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/spencerport-methodist-church-08000274/"}