{"nrhp_refnum":"82001136","name":"First Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"25 S. Hamilton St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Poughkeepsie","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.701140387000066,"lon":-73.92443103099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A grey granite Presbyterian church at 25 South Hamilton Street in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, designed in 1905 by Percival M. Lloyd and built between 1905 and 1908.","why_significant":"It is a monumental Romanesque church with Gothic Revival influence that dominates the intersection of South Hamilton and Cannon Streets. It is the congregation's third building and the second on this site. The elaborately painted and gilded interior survives, and the building is considered one of architect Percival Lloyd's outstanding achievements.","narrative":"Rising above the corner of South Hamilton and Cannon Streets in Poughkeepsie, this grey granite church is the third home of a Presbyterian congregation organized in the city as early as 1749, and the second on this site. Percival M. Lloyd of Poughkeepsie designed it in 1905, and construction ran until 1908 at a reported cost of $125,000. The style is Romanesque with Gothic Revival influence. A three-story square tower with a pyramidal roof marks the northeast corner, and the roofs are hipped and gabled with slate shingles. Arched windows, many with engaged columns and stained glass, and a triple-arch porch with short columns add to the exterior. Inside, a large rounded sanctuary has semicircular seating and elaborate painted and gilded decoration, while a smaller chapel has a classical interior. The building is regarded as one of Lloyd's finest works and remains in use as a church. Samuel F. B. Morse is listed among its prominent figures.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Percival M. Lloyd of Poughkeepsie","architectural_style":"Romanesque with Gothic Revival influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a church; condition given as good, with modern brick additions at the southwest rear corner.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.288503-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001136.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001136/289e743871-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001136/289e743871-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church,_Poughkeepsie_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</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:First_Presbyterian_Church,_Poughkeepsie_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312554","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_(Poughkeepsie,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453623"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/first-presbyterian-church-82001136/"}