{"nrhp_refnum":"15000607","name":"First Presbyterian Church Complex","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"22 Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gouverneur","county":"St. Lawrence County","state":"NY","lat":44.334790320000025,"lon":-75.46830469899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2015-09-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A church complex at 23 Church Street in Cortland, New York, made up of a limestone Gothic-style church built 1889-1890, a 1903 manse, and a 1922 church house wing, with a 1958 Sunday School addition that does not contribute.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an intact, distinctive example of Late Victorian religious design under Criterion C, with an eclectic Gothic exterior and a circular auditorium reflecting late nineteenth century church planning. Together with the manse and church house, it forms a cohesive group of resources recalling the growth of the city's oldest congregation.","narrative":"This church complex stands at the corner of Church Street and Central Avenue in Cortland, New York. It centers on a quarry-faced limestone church built in 1889-1890 to designs by New York City architect Samuel Burrage Reed, who also designed the Wickwire residence in the same city. An asymmetrical front carries a tall bell tower and a smaller turret, and the Gothic detailing is an eclectic Victorian interpretation. Inside, a nearly square auditorium holds pews in concentric circles facing the pulpit, with a semicircular gallery above. Beside the church are a Queen Anne manse completed in 1903, faced in Roman brick, and a Late Gothic church house wing added in 1922. A 1958 Sunday School addition lies behind. The property was recognized for its architecture. Its intact circular sanctuary reflects late nineteenth century Protestant church planning, and the group of buildings records the growth of the city's oldest congregation, founded in 1825.","period_of_significance":"1889-1922","architect_builder":"Reed, Samuel Burrage (church); Conable, George (manse); Hopkins, L.R. (contractor); Crabtree, William (stonemason)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Gothic, Queen Anne; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a religious facility, as stated in the current function entry.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.383796-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/02000142.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/15000607/22384096c9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/15000607/22384096c9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church_Gouverneur_NY_Nov_09.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_Presbyterian_Church_Gouverneur_NY_Nov_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317143","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_(Gouverneur,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23091530"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/st-lawrence-county/first-presbyterian-church-complex-15000607/"}