{"nrhp_refnum":"10000100","name":"First Baptist Church of Mumford","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5 Dakin St.ddd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mumford","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":42.99051170600006,"lon":-77.86005492799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three- by four-bay Greek Revival frame church at 5 Dakin Street in the hamlet of Mumford, Town of Wheatland, Monroe County, New York, built in 1852 by Rensalaer W. Wilcox.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a largely intact example of vernacular Greek Revival church architecture in southwestern Monroe County. Later changes between 1853 and 1917, such as stained glass and a tin ceiling, show the changing tastes of rural upstate New York Protestant congregations.","narrative":"Built in 1852, this Greek Revival church at 5 Dakin Street in Mumford, Monroe County, New York, is a frame building on a cobblestone foundation with a three-stage square tower and a lower rear wing. Rensalaer W. Wilcox was contracted to build the 38-by-54-foot meeting house for $2,400, and the congregation formed that December with thirty-eight members. The church was dedicated in August 1853. Later changes document shifting Baptist practice: a baptistry hidden in the pulpit dais in 1882, a sealed-off gallery, leaded stained glass windows in 1903, and an embossed tin ceiling in 1917. The original low scroll-arm pews and the seating plan without a center aisle survive. Its design is described as simple but well proportioned, built from readily available materials. It was listed as a largely intact local example of vernacular Greek Revival church architecture. Aluminum siding was being removed to restore the clapboard exterior when the nomination was prepared.","period_of_significance":"1852-1917","architect_builder":"Rensalaer W. Wilcox","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic aluminum siding was being removed as part of a project to reveal and restore the original clapboard siding; the building remains in religious use, with current function also listed as work in progress.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:47.899198-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/10000100.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000100/8b51f3f922-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000100/8b51f3f922-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FIRST_BAPTIST_CHURCH_OF_MUMFORD,_MONROE_COUNTY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</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_BAPTIST_CHURCH_OF_MUMFORD,_MONROE_COUNTY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318816","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Baptist_Church_of_Mumford","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5452475"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/first-baptist-church-of-mumford-10000100/"}