{"nrhp_refnum":"09000574","name":"Emmanuel Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"588 Albany St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Little Falls","county":"Herkimer County","state":"NY","lat":43.04610526500005,"lon":-74.85492982499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-07-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival limestone church complex at 588 Albany Street, Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York, built in 1835 with an 1853 Italianate parsonage and a circa 1937 parish hall.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a distinctive early example of Gothic Revival architecture in the Mohawk Valley, reflecting the transitional 1830s phase between applied Gothic detail and more authentic Gothic design. It is the oldest extant church building in Little Falls, the only stone Protestant church in the city, and its oldest continually operating church building.","narrative":"Emmanuel Episcopal Church occupies a corner lot at 588 Albany Street in Little Falls, behind City Hall. The complex includes the original 1835 limestone church, an 1853 Italianate brick parsonage, and a circa 1937 brick parish hall. The church combines a simple New England meetinghouse form with Gothic ornament, including a front bell tower, pointed-arch openings, trefoil molding and tall stained glass windows along its sides. Inside, a rear chancel added in 1867 and a 1921 renovation brought a carved Caen stone reredos and marble flooring. The church bell, cast in Spain in 1686 and recast in Troy after cracking in 1876, remains in use. The building matters as an early Gothic Revival church from the 1830s, a transitional stage before the stricter Ecclesiological movement. It is also the oldest extant church building in Little Falls, the only stone Protestant church in the city, and the oldest one in continuous operation.","period_of_significance":"1834-1937","architect_builder":"William Chase (Main Building); Wells Sponable & William Dorr (1867 Chancel)","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church; the bell is said to still toll in 2008.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:47.963354-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/09000574.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000574/917b602f5f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000574/917b602f5f-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:Emmanuel_Episcopal_Church_Jun_09.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:Emmanuel_Episcopal_Church_Jun_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318124","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Episcopal_Church_(Little_Falls,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5373215"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/herkimer-county/emmanuel-episcopal-church-09000574/"}