{"nrhp_refnum":"77000949","name":"Livonia Baptist Church","other_names":["Livonia Congregational Church","Livonia United Church of Chris"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"9 High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Livonia","county":"Livingston County","state":"NY","lat":42.82043034900005,"lon":-77.66565409999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-03-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small wood-frame church at 9 High Street in Livonia, Livingston County, New York, built in 1870 by a Baptist congregation on a hill overlooking the village. It later became the Livonia Congregational Church and then the United Church of Christ.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a key visual feature of the village and one of its oldest surviving church buildings. It is a late vernacular interpretation of Greek Revival and neo-classical church design, common in small western New York towns. It has also played a significant role in Livonia's religious life.","narrative":"Perched on a rise at 9 High Street, this small wood-frame church overlooks the village of Livonia in Livingston County, New York. A Baptist congregation formed in 1868 by twenty-one members from neighboring churches hired Rev. Gray as architect and minister, and the building was completed on December 1, 1870. It has a three-bay west front with a pedimented gable, corner pilasters, a palladian window and a neo-classical belfry with a truncated spire. Stained glass was added during a 1929 renovation. The design reflects a vernacular reading of Greek Revival and neo-classical forms that lasted late into the nineteenth century in western New York. Baptists and Methodists merged as the Livonia Congregational Church in 1924, and the United Church of Christ was formed in 1964. The interior has since become a community center, though it keeps its tin ceiling, wainscotting, gallery and raised choir area. It is recognized for its architecture and as one of the village's oldest surviving churches.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Reverand Gray","architectural_style":"Greek Revival with other stylistic elements (vernacular neo-classical)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Interior converted into a community center; the congregation declined and the building was recently converted. Listed condition: fair, altered, occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.556468-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/77000949.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000949/17aac88681-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000949/17aac88681-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Livonia_Baptist_Church_Livonia_NY.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</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:Livonia_Baptist_Church_Livonia_NY.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318670","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonia_Baptist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6659824"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/livingston-county/livonia-baptist-church-77000949/"}