{"nrhp_refnum":"84003035","name":"Glen Wild Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Old Glen Wild Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Glen Wild","county":"Sullivan County","state":"NY","lat":41.66615991200007,"lon":-74.58796048399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-05-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small frame Gothic-style church on Old Glen Wild Road, just north of Glen Wild in Sullivan County, New York, built in 1867 as a Methodist church. The one-acre site also holds a 1944 church hall and an early privy.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is architecturally significant as one of the only known vernacular board and batten Gothic churches in Sullivan County. It is a late example of the type, and it keeps nearly all of its original exterior and interior features. It is also described as an exceptionally stylish vernacular building for its remote rural setting.","narrative":"Above the Neversink Valley, just north of Glen Wild in Sullivan County, New York, stands a small board and batten church built in 1867. The congregation was organized in 1866 as the Fletcher Centenary Church, bought the site for $200, and dedicated the building the following year at a recorded cost of $3,169.17. The frame building rests on a stone foundation and has false wooden buttresses, Gothic-arched windows, scroll-sawn finials, quatrefoil roundels, and a tower with belfry and steeple. Inside are beaded board wainscots and ceiling, a raised dais, simple pews, and electric fixtures from 1914. The design draws on the board and batten Gothic churches popularized by Richard Upjohn in the mid-1800s. Such churches were common in the Northeast by the 1850s and early 1860s, so this one is a late example, which the nomination attributes to its remote location. It is listed as one of the few known churches of its kind in the county. The church was sold in 1964 after membership declined.","period_of_significance":"1867","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Vernacular board and batten Gothic (Gothic Revival)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as unoccupied. A 1983 note says the structure is basically sound and needs exterior and interior restoration. The roof has been repaired and the steeple repainted white. The 1944 church hall is now a summer residence.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.339333-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/84003035.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003035/ae36350319-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003035/ae36350319-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Vonsky87","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glen_Wild_Methodist_Church.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Vonsky87</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:Glen_Wild_Methodist_Church.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322363","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Wild_Methodist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5568100"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/sullivan-county/glen-wild-methodist-church-84003035/"}