{"nrhp_refnum":"73001275","name":"Saint James District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"On NY 25A","address_restricted":false,"city":"Saint James","county":"Suffolk County","state":"NY","lat":40.88444128100008,"lon":-73.1625800278263,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-07-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly 90-acre historic district along North Country Road (N.Y. Route 25A) in St. James, Suffolk County, New York, containing about 27 structures, mostly 19th-century frame buildings, centered on the Timothy Smith House (ca. 1800), \"Deepwells\" (1845-1847) and St. James Episcopal Church (1853).","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is a microcosm of the social and economic transitions typical of Long Island communities, from farming settlement to estate neighborhood. It illustrates a range of architectural styles popular in rural Long Island through the 19th century. The scenic, tree-lined road and agricultural setting have been preserved through community interest and zoning.","narrative":"Along a winding, tree-lined stretch of North Country Road (N.Y. Route 25A) in St. James, a district of about 90 acres preserves the look of a 19th-century Long Island farming community. Roughly 27 structures lie within it, most of them frame buildings. Three anchor the district: the Timothy Smith House, built about 1800 and later moved back and enlarged by Lawrence S. Butler; \"Deepwells,\" a Greek Revival house built in 1845-1847 by George Curtis for Joel L. G. Smith; and the board-and-batten St. James Episcopal Church of 1853, with Tiffany stained glass. Other buildings include the 1873 railroad station, a general store now used as a museum, and a remodeled mid-19th-century hotel. The district was listed because it shows how a farming settlement gave way to an area of estates in the late 19th century, while keeping its rural character through local interest and zoning.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"George Curtis (builder of \"Deepwells\"); Lawrence S. Butler (enlarged Timothy Smith House); Calvin L'Hommedieu (built St. James Railroad Station, 1873)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival (\"Deepwells\"); board-and-batten Gothic-influenced church; varied 19th-century rural Long Island styles","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in good condition and largely unaltered; mixed private residential and commercial use. The railroad station was recently restored and the General Store operates as a museum.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.623456-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001275.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001275/a5db527630-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001275/a5db527630-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"DanTD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_James_Episcopal_Church_(St._James,_New_York).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">DanTD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_James_Episcopal_Church_(St._James,_New_York).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322232","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_James_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7401403"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/suffolk-county/saint-james-district-73001275/"}