{"nrhp_refnum":"09001286","name":"First Methodist Episcopal Church of Rome","other_names":["First United Methodist Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"400 N. George St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rome","county":"Oneida County","state":"NY","lat":43.218418144000054,"lon":-75.45749079799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-01-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Romanesque Revival Methodist church at 400 North George Street in Rome, Oneida County, New York, completed in 1868, with the Ninde Memorial Chapel added in 1910-11.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is architecturally significant as a distinguished example of Romanesque Revival church architecture in Rome. It is tied to the city's prominence as an inland port on the Erie Canal in the mid to late nineteenth century. It is noted for its Victorian-era details and craftsmanship, and retains substantial integrity.","narrative":"Occupying about a third of a city block in Rome, New York, this red brick church was completed in 1868 for a Methodist congregation with roots reaching back to the eighteenth century. It rests on a limestone foundation under a slate gable roof. The street front has three arched entrances, stained glass windows, and an offset bell tower balanced by a smaller buttress-like spire. Inside, a wide nave is ringed by a horseshoe-shaped gallery carried on ornamented iron posts, and decorated roof trusses span the ceiling. The Ninde Memorial Chapel, added in 1910-11, deliberately echoes the original design in matching brick and slate. A 2006 education wing is considered non-contributing. The church is valued as a fine example of Romanesque Revival architecture, a round-arch style that appealed to Low church denominations such as the Methodists. It also reflects the prosperity Rome enjoyed as an Erie Canal port. The congregation still uses the building.","period_of_significance":"1868-1922","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Romanesque Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church. A non-contributing education wing was added in 2006.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:47.802001-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/09001286.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09001286/8183233304-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09001286/8183233304-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Agreen54","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Methodist_Episcopal_Church_of_Rome.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Agreen54</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Methodist_Episcopal_Church_of_Rome.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100011346","name":"Rome Residential Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/rome-residential-historic-district-100011346/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320195","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Methodist_Episcopal_Church_of_Rome","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453325"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oneida-county/first-methodist-episcopal-church-of-rome-09001286/"}