{"nrhp_refnum":"72000892","name":"Hamilton College Chapel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Hamilton College campus","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clinton","county":"Oneida County","state":"NY","lat":43.05194090700007,"lon":-75.40567113499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-11-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Federal-style chapel of coursed Oriskany rubble stone with a wood steeple, on the Hamilton College campus in Clinton, Oneida County, New York. It was conceived and built between 1825 and 1827.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an excellent example of Philip Hooker's conservative Federal style, combining refined elegance with the local stone vernacular of eastern central New York. Its unusual three-story plan housed a chapel together with classrooms, literary society rooms and the college library. It also served as the center of campus religious and academic life, including commencement exercises.","narrative":"Hamilton College Chapel sits on a commanding spot on the rural campus in Clinton, New York. Built between 1825 and 1827 from coursed Oriskany stone with Trenton limestone quoins, it rises three stories and is topped by a tower with an octagonal cupola and a wood steeple. Philip Hooker of Albany designed the front, while trustee John H. Lothrop is credited with the interior and main body. The plan was unusual: the chapel filled the eastern two-thirds of the lower stories, while the western end and top floor held classrooms, literary society rooms and the library. Its balanced proportions place it in the late Federal tradition. The interior was renovated in 1867, 1897 and 1949, and a small apse was added in 1897. A clock was donated in 1877. Commencement degrees were granted from the chapel until 1946, and the building still serves as the college chapel.","period_of_significance":"1825-27","architect_builder":"Philip Hooker (front design); John H. Lothrop (interior and main body); Reuben Wilcox (stonework); Deacon Isaac Williams (interior carpentry)","architectural_style":"Late Federal, linked to the Wren-Gibbs tradition of church architecture","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition, altered, on its original site; the building continues to function as a college chapel.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.758462-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/72000892.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000892/5cb377ef8e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000892/5cb377ef8e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HamiltonCollegeChapelSouthSide.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</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:HamiltonCollegeChapelSouthSide.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320209","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_College_Chapel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5644884"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oneida-county/hamilton-college-chapel-72000892/"}