{"nrhp_refnum":"83001713","name":"Grace Church Complex","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Merrick and Dover Rds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Massapequa","county":"Nassau County","state":"NY","lat":40.66708274200005,"lon":-73.45876329199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A complex in Massapequa, Nassau County, New York, made up of a small Gothic Revival Episcopal church built in 1844, a 1896 free library, a parish cemetery and the Floyd-Jones family cemetery, on a 2.5-acre wooded plot at Merrick and Dover Roads.","why_significant":"The complex is presented as a largely intact reminder of the area's settlement and its ties to the locally prominent Floyd-Jones family. The church was the first Episcopal church built in the area, and the library was the only public library in Massapequa for sixty years. The cemeteries hold the graves of the area's first settlers and colonial leaders, and the family's other mansions no longer survive.","narrative":"Set on a wooded corner lot along Merrick Road in Massapequa, this complex combines a small shingled church, a village library and two cemeteries. The church, built in 1844 and remodeled in 1905, is a modest example of Gothic Revival design with a square bell tower, dark oak pews, an exposed timber ceiling and Tiffany stained-glass windows. It was the first Episcopal church built in the area, and Henry Floyd-Jones prepared its plans. Next door, the Delancey Floyd-Jones Free Library of 1896 kept its original bookcases, furniture and a Queen Anne style fireplace, and for sixty years it was the village's only public library. Behind the church, the Floyd-Jones cemetery holds the graves of Major Thomas Jones and his wife Freelove Townsend, the area's first settlers. Because the Floyd-Jones family mansions have all disappeared, these buildings and burial grounds are the only surviving properties tied to a family central to Massapequa's early history.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Church: Elbert Floyd-Jones (builder); plans prepared by Henry Floyd-Jones; Library: unknown","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival (church); library with Queen Anne style fireplace","criteria":[],"status_note":"Church and library are in use; the library continues to serve residents. An 1880 parish hall, Wiley Hall, was demolished in 1967.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.479606-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83001713.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001713/2b1cbd10fa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001713/2b1cbd10fa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"OrionBlue","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Grace_Church.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">OrionBlue</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:Old_Grace_Church.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319109","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Church_Complex_(Massapequa,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5591048"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/nassau-county/grace-church-complex-83001713/"}