{"nrhp_refnum":"78003089","name":"Kane, Thomas L., Memorial Chapel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"30 Chestnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kane","county":"McKean County","state":"PA","lat":41.65750785200004,"lon":-78.80879663499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-03-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture","Religion","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story Gothic stone chapel in the town of Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania, built in cruciform plan. It was erected in 1876-1878 as a memorial to the Leiper family and was designed by Henry J. Taylor of Philadelphia.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the chapel is significant for its architecture, blending Early Gothic Revival and High Victorian Gothic elements, and for its religious and military associations. It is linked to General Thomas L. Kane, who is buried in front of it and who was a central figure in McKean County's founding and in the Mormon territorial dispute.","narrative":"Built of coursed greyish-pink native stone between 1876 and 1878, the one-story chapel in Kane, Pennsylvania, has a cruciform plan, a steep roof, and a short steeple. Henry J. Taylor, a Philadelphia architect and builder, designed it, and local labor completed the work. Financed by Ann Gray Thomas as a memorial to the Leiper family, it was the county's first Presbyterian church. Its lancet and round stained glass windows, buttresses, and cherry-wood interior are its main features. The building's east-facing chancel, lack of ornament, and dressed stones are said to reflect the Temple at Jerusalem. General Thomas L. Kane, who founded the town, is buried before the chapel. His role as a mediator in the Utah conflict of 1857 and his Civil War service are central to its importance. The building was later acquired by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which maintains it as a memorial.","period_of_significance":"1876-1878","architect_builder":"Henry J. Taylor (architect and builder)","architectural_style":"Early Gothic Revival and High Victorian Gothic elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"The document describes the chapel as in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.915413-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78003089.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003089/a77bcb075e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003089/a77bcb075e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kane_Memorial_Chapel_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kane_Memorial_Chapel_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996002","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_L._Kane_Memorial_Chapel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7791641"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/mckean-county/kane-thomas-l-memorial-chapel-78003089/"}