{"nrhp_refnum":"84003400","name":"St. Mary's Academy","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"10-12 Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Glens Falls","county":"Warren County","state":"NY","lat":43.30992678600006,"lon":-73.62989990899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"St. Mary's Academy is a three-story, steel-framed school building clad in random ashlar sandstone veneer at 10-12 Church Street, Glens Falls, Warren County, New York. It was built in 1930 to designs by Ralph Adams Cram, with Earl T. Fratus as builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a notable example of Neo-Gothic institutional architecture by Ralph Adams Cram, the style's leading proponent, and one of his last commissions. It is one of two major Glens Falls buildings by Cram. Its construction at the start of the Great Depression reflected strong local support for the parish pastor who led the project.","narrative":"St. Mary's Academy is a monumental three-story school at 10-12 Church Street in Glens Falls, completed in 1930 and still used for education. Its steel frame is covered in random ashlar sandstone veneer and organized around a tall central entrance and carillon tower. Stone buttresses divide each elevation into bays, and the side entrance pavilions have double doors set within Gothic arches beneath tall traceried windows. Inside are a Great Hall with stained-glass windows and exposed roof supports, terrazzo floors, forty-one classrooms, and a gymnasium. The building was designed by Ralph Adams Cram, a leading advocate of Neo-Gothic design, and was one of his last commissions. It is one of two Cram buildings in Glens Falls. The parish pastor, Reverend Benedict I. Gillon, led the building campaign at the start of the Great Depression. The school retains nearly complete integrity, with a 1965 interior hall renovation as its main documented alteration, and is regarded as a significant local landmark.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect: Ralph Adams Cram; Builder: Earl T. Fratus","architectural_style":"Neo-Gothic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in educational use, as in its original use; condition listed as good, with nearly complete interior and exterior integrity. A 1965 interior modernization of the Great Hall changed some finishes.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.021146-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/84003400.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003400/ed3a06da4a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003400/ed3a06da4a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Danski14","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Marys_Glens_Falls_NY.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Danski14</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:Saint_Marys_Glens_Falls_NY.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315359","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_%E2%80%93_St._Alphonsus_Regional_Catholic_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7590456"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/warren-county/st-marys-academy-84003400/"}