{"nrhp_refnum":"84003189","name":"Methodist Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2 North St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dryden","county":"Tompkins County","state":"NY","lat":42.49075766900006,"lon":-76.29703164099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-06-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story wood-frame Romanesque Revival church at 2 North Street, on the northeast corner of the main \"four corners\" intersection in the village of Dryden, Tompkins County, New York. It was built in 1874 by Henry H. Moore of Ithaca.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a rare intact example of a Romanesque Revival church executed in wood rather than the usual brick. The builder used flushboard siding, recessed panels and molded lines to imitate masonry. It is also a prominent landmark in the village and reflects the long association of its congregation with Dryden's history.","narrative":"Standing at the northeast corner of Dryden's central crossroads, this Romanesque Revival church was built in 1874 for $11,000 after an earlier wooden Methodist church on the site burned in 1873 while being repaired. Builder Henry H. Moore of Ithaca framed it in wood, yet gave it the look of a masonry building through flushboard siding, recessed panels and heavy molded lines. Its features include a round-arched central entrance, a large rosette window, two corner towers of different heights, one topped by a tall octagonal spire, stained glass windows and a polychrome slate roof in a floral pattern. Inside, pressed tin covers the walls and ceiling, and the original pews and hardwood floors remain. The architect is unknown. The building is valued as a rare intact wooden example of a style usually built in brick, a choice tied to the low local cost of wood. It also serves as a village landmark, and its congregation traces back to a Methodist class organized on the site in 1816.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown; builder Henry H. Moore, Ithaca, New York","architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a church, in good condition, with no major alterations listed; the interior is open to the public for services.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.395831-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/84003189.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003189/42d7a0f2b8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003189/42d7a0f2b8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Methodist_Episcopal_Church_Dryden_NY_Jan_10.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States</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:Methodist_Episcopal_Church_Dryden_NY_Jan_10.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315154","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist_Episcopal_Church_(Dryden,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6823780"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/tompkins-county/methodist-episcopal-church-84003189/"}