{"nrhp_refnum":"08000771","name":"Christ Church","other_names":["Unitarian Univeralist Church","First Univeralist Church","of Middleton","Christ Church Univeralist"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6 Orchard St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Middletown","county":"Orange County","state":"NY","lat":41.447734197000045,"lon":-74.41779054599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-08-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Christ Church is a marble Gothic-style church with an offset bell tower and an older frame parish house at 6 Orchard Street, Middletown, Orange County, New York. The church was dedicated in 1901 to designs by Frank J. Lindsey.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is significant under architecture as a well-executed eclectic Gothic design by a prominent local architect, built of Gouverneur marble. It retains a largely intact interior with Tiffany-attributed memorial windows. The attached mid-19th-century parish house, a former dwelling, adds to the complex.","narrative":"Christ Church is a stone church with an offset bell tower and an attached frame parish house on Orchard Street at East Main Street in Middletown, New York. A Universalist congregation formed in 1896 and bought the property in 1897, including a two-story frame dwelling that became the parish house. Architect Frank J. Lindsey designed the church, the cornerstone was laid in October 1900, and it was dedicated on December 29, 1901. Its walls are grayish blue marble from Gouverneur, New York, laid as rough ashlar with smooth dressings and Florentine-arched openings. Inside, exposed wood roof trusses and memorial stained glass windows, several attributed to the studio of L.C. Tiffany, mark the worship space. A 1,300-pipe Austin organ replaced the original organ in 1922. The parish house, mid-19th-century in origin, has aluminum siding outside but retains Greek Revival and Italianate interior features. The property is recognized for its architecture, with significance spanning c. 1835 to 1922.","period_of_significance":"c. 1835-1922","architect_builder":"Lindsey, Frank J, architect; Crane, Giles & Company, carpenters; Wagen & Sons, masons","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic and current function are both religious facility; the worship space is largely intact to the early 20th century apart from 1980s pews and carpeting.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.347731-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/08000771.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320600","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Church_(Middletown,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5108752"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orange-county/christ-church-08000771/"}