{"nrhp_refnum":"12001259","name":"First Methodist Episcopal Church of St. Johnsville","other_names":["United Methodist Church of St. Johnsville"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"St. Johnsville","county":"Montgomery County","state":"NY","lat":43.00124217300004,"lon":-74.67799504999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2013-02-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A red brick Gothic Revival church built in 1879 at 5 West Main Street in St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York, together with its adjacent 1866 Italianate brick parsonage (the Lewis Snell House).","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is architecturally significant as a distinctive example of Gothic-inspired religious architecture in the village. Its refined design and decorative detail reflect English Parish Gothic revival ideas as adapted by American builders. The designer is unidentified, and the form suggests that denominational plan books may have been used. The parsonage adds a well-preserved Italianate house of 1866.","narrative":"Set on the north side of Main Street near the commercial core of St. Johnsville, this complex consists of a Gothic Revival church built in 1879 and a brick parsonage dating to 1866. The church is built of red brick on a cut limestone foundation, with limestone-capped buttresses, pointed-arch stained glass windows and a slate roof decorated with fish-scale bands. An offset entrance tower rises to an open belfry and a pyramidal spire. Inside, a worship space with varnished wood finishes and a patterned plank ceiling hides the original trusswork. The neighboring parsonage is a two-and-a-half-story Italianate house with a low hipped roof, carved brackets, an ornate entry porch and a walnut staircase. Both buildings are still used for religious purposes. The property was recognized for its architecture, as a distinctive local example of Gothic-inspired church design by an unidentified designer, paired with a well-detailed Italianate residence.","period_of_significance":"1866-1879","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Gothic (church); Late Victorian: Italianate (parsonage)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Both the church and parsonage are still used for religious purposes. The church has a non-historic 1955 rear addition, and the parsonage has a 1980 garage addition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:47.895767-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/12001259.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001259/467b78b6b4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001259/467b78b6b4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Methodist_Episcopal_Church_of_St._Johnsville_Aug_10.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr</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:First_Methodist_Episcopal_Church_of_St._Johnsville_Aug_10.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100003628","name":"St. Johnsville Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/st-johnsville-historic-district-100003628/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319004","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Methodist_Episcopal_Church_of_St._Johnsville","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23091528"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/montgomery-county/first-methodist-episcopal-church-of-st-johnsville-12001259/"}