{"nrhp_refnum":"74001274","name":"Judson Memorial Church, Campanile, and Judson Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Washington Sq. at Thompson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.73066871100008,"lon":-73.99704938699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-10-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-part brick and terra cotta complex of church, campanile and hall on the south side of Washington Square South at Thompson Street in Manhattan, built between 1890 and 1895 and designed by McKim, Mead, and White.","why_significant":"The complex is presented as a well-preserved, exceptionally fine example of Italian Renaissance design as interpreted in late 19th century America, promoted through Stanford White's interest and skill. Its careful massing and fine detail make it a key visual element on the south side of Washington Square Park. It is also linked to Edward Judson's effort to reshape the relationship between church and urban community.","narrative":"Judson Memorial Church, its ten-story campanile and the adjoining Judson Hall form a brick and terra cotta complex on the south side of Washington Square South at Thompson Street in Manhattan. McKim, Mead, and White designed it in the Italian Renaissance manner, in the tradition of the old Madison Square Garden, and Stanford White's interest and skill are credited with the design. The hall was erected in 1890 in memory of Baptist missionary Adoniram Judson, and the church (1892) and campanile were finished by 1895. They were built for the congregation led by Edward Judson, who wanted to rethink the relationship between church and community in a city setting. The church has banded terra cotta, a blind arcade and a sanctuary with colossal Corinthian columns. The complex is valued for its composition, its textures and its place in the backdrop of Washington Square Park. The congregation still uses the church, and New York University converted the hall to a dormitory.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"McKim, Mead, and White","architectural_style":"Italian Renaissance","criteria":[],"status_note":"The church still houses its Baptist congregation's activities. New York University bought the Campanile and Hall decades earlier and adapted the Hall as a dormitory.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:40.039145-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/74001274.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001274/b4df4ae756-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001274/b4df4ae756-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"ajay_suresh","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judson_Memorial_Church_(51660334986).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">ajay_suresh</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judson_Memorial_Church_(51660334986).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"79001604","name":"Greenwich Village Historic District (Additional Documentation)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/greenwich-village-historic-district-additional-documentation-79001604/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319662","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judson_Memorial_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3111397"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/judson-memorial-church-campanile-and-judson-hall-74001274/"}