{"nrhp_refnum":"79002294","name":"St. James Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"215 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Muncy","county":"Lycoming County","state":"PA","lat":41.20148046300005,"lon":-76.78562830299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"St. James Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival stone church in Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, designed by Richard Upjohn in 1856 and built 1857-59. It has a corner tower with an octagonal spire and a nave seating roughly 300-500.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is significant for its architecture, as a well-proportioned example of Upjohn's high Episcopal church designs, and for its long religious history in Muncy, beginning with an Episcopal service in 1797. It also describes the church as a key anchor of the historic Muncy streetscape.","narrative":"Built of rough-cut sandstone in Muncy, this Gothic Revival church was designed in 1856 by Richard Upjohn and completed between 1857 and 1859 largely through the work of parish members. Stone for the exterior was donated, cut and hauled across the frozen Susquehanna River in the winter of 1857, which kept costs low. The 107-foot tower at the northwest corner has an octagonal spire and a rose window of twelve lights on the west front. The nave measures 30 by 60 feet, and the interior ceiling has dark braces and stenciled squares painted in 1932 and restored in 1979. The congregation traces its roots to an Episcopal service held in Pennsborough in 1797, making it the second religious parish in Lycoming County. Architecturally, the building reflects Upjohn's approach to high Episcopal churches, and it is regarded as one of the finest buildings in Muncy. The church also anchors the historic streetscape of the borough.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Richard Upjohn (architect); members of the St. James parish (skilled volunteer construction)","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Original stained interior ceiling restored in 1979; tower spire roof replaced with asbestos tar shingles; organ addition of 1933 extended the south wall.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.986858-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002294.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002294/b83bdcafed-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002294/b83bdcafed-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._James_Episcopal_Church_Muncy_PA_Jul.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._James_Episcopal_Church_Muncy_PA_Jul.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"80003570","name":"Muncy Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/muncy-historic-district-80003570/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996656","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James_Episcopal_Church_(Muncy,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7588484"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lycoming-county/st-james-episcopal-church-79002294/"}