{"nrhp_refnum":"10000914","name":"First Congregational Church of Madrid","other_names":["United Church of Madrid"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6 Cross St; 32 Main St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Madrid","county":"St. Lawrence County","state":"NY","lat":44.75263734400005,"lon":-75.13086936599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-11-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Late Victorian Stick/Eastlake-style church and its contemporaneous parsonage at 6 Cross Street/32 Main Street in Madrid, St. Lawrence County, New York. The church was built in 1890 to a design by architect James P. Johnston of Ogdensburg.","why_significant":"The church is significant in Architecture as a largely intact example of late-Victorian ecclesiastical design, with Stick/Eastlake ornament, asymmetrical massing, a square corner tower and varied surface finishes. In Social History, it served as the spiritual and social center of the oldest Congregational society in St. Lawrence County, organized in 1807, and played a substantial role in the community's growth.","narrative":"Located on the corner of Main and Cross streets in the hamlet of Madrid, this church and its neighboring parsonage serve the United Church of Madrid. The congregation traces to 1807, making it the first Congregational society in St. Lawrence County. A stone church built in 1825-26 burned in 1889, and the present frame building went up in 1890 to designs by Ogdensburg architect James P. Johnston. It combines Queen Anne and Stick/Eastlake references, including an asymmetrical form, a square entry tower with a belfry, tall stained glass windows and a nave with an Akron-plan layout. Original beadboard, coffered ceilings and wood pews survive inside. Some stickwork was removed in the 1920s, vinyl siding was added in 1974, and a Sunday School wing was built that year after the Congregational and Methodist congregations merged. The parsonage retains elaborate Eastlake porch ornament. The property was listed for its architecture and for the church's long role in local social life.","period_of_significance":"1890-1960","architect_builder":"Johnston, James P. Architect","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Stick/Eastlake","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Building in generally good condition; stained glass windows need repair. Still in use as the United Church of Madrid, with a congregation formed by merger in 1974.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.552313-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/10000914.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321886","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Church_of_Madrid","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7887599"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/st-lawrence-county/first-congregational-church-of-madrid-10000914/"}