{"nrhp_refnum":"82003405","name":"Lodi Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S. Main and Grove Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lodi","county":"Seneca County","state":"NY","lat":42.61256343700006,"lon":-76.82235605499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-05-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Victorian Gothic polychrome brick Methodist church at the corner of South Main and Grove Streets, just south of the village center of Lodi, Seneca County, New York. It was designed by Warren H. Hayes and built in 1880-81.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is architecturally significant as the only surviving Victorian Gothic church in Seneca County and an early example of Hayes' work. Its high degree of integrity and its link to Hayes, credited with the diagonal form of church auditorium, add to its importance. Historically it served area Methodists for over a century and reflects late nineteenth-century village development.","narrative":"Standing at the corner of South Main and Grove Streets on the southern edge of Lodi, this brick Methodist church was dedicated in 1881 and remains the village's largest and most notable architectural feature. Architect Warren H. Hayes, known for religious buildings, designed it with four steep gables, a corner belltower, a rear octagonal annex, and bands of contrasting brick. Inside, a vaulted auditorium with curved pews radiates toward the altar, supported by slender Norman-style posts. Opalescent windows from a Buffalo firm were installed in 1905. The church is described as the only surviving Victorian Gothic church in Seneca County and an early work by Hayes, who later moved to Minneapolis. The congregation grew from several early Methodist societies organized in 1837. After the church closed in 1969, the Lodi Historical Society saved it from demolition in 1975 and began repairs, hoping to make it a community cultural center.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates 1880-81)","architect_builder":"Warren H. Hayes","architectural_style":"Victorian Gothic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Unoccupied; the congregation closed the church in 1969 and the Lodi Historical Society rescued it from demolition in 1975 and has made repairs, hoping to use it as a cultural center.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.104469-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82003405.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003405/6c9c154eb2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003405/6c9c154eb2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lodi_Methodist_Church_Aug_09.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lodi_Methodist_Church_Aug_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321832","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi_Methodist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6666423"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/seneca-county/lodi-methodist-church-82003405/"}