{"nrhp_refnum":"82001227","name":"St. Mark's Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Canterbury Rd. and NY 9-W","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fort Montgomery","county":"Orange County","state":"NY","lat":41.33034142300005,"lon":-73.98779227999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story stone parish church at Canterbury Road and Route 9W in Fort Montgomery, Highlands, Orange County, New York, built in 1923. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The form argues the church is significant for its architectural integrity and as part of the continuum of rustic stone architecture in the Hudson Highlands. It combines several styles in a small rural church in the English manner using local materials. It was built in anticipation of growth after the Popolopen Brook bridge and Bear Mountain Bridge opened the area to vacationers.","narrative":"St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a small one-story parish church at Canterbury Road and Route 9W in Fort Montgomery, Orange County. Built in 1923, it is made of random-laid undressed stone, with a date panel beneath the north gable above a pointed-arch stained glass window. Lancet windows with stained glass line the other sides. The steeply pitched gable roof has exposed rafters and beams, and a slate-roofed porch is supported by heavy timber piers, brackets and railings. The church was built as the area was changing. The bridge over Popolopen Brook and the Bear Mountain Bridge were completed by 1924, and the district became a vacation resort. Churches anticipated growth and an influx of visitors. The building blends several architectural styles in a modest rural church in the English manner, using local materials. It was judged significant for its architectural integrity and as part of the tradition of rustic stone architecture in the Hudson Highlands. It remains in use as a church, with a fair condition rating.","period_of_significance":"1923","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Small rural church in the English style, incorporating several architectural styles; theme: early 20th century ecclesiastical architecture","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a church; condition listed as fair, with no known threats.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.420026-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001227.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001227/4a060539b5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001227/4a060539b5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Mark%27s_Episcopal_Chapel,_Fort_Montgomery,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</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:St_Mark%27s_Episcopal_Chapel,_Fort_Montgomery,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314197","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mark%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Fort_Montgomery,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7589933"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orange-county/st-marks-episcopal-church-82001227/"}