{"nrhp_refnum":"86002142","name":"Saint Andrew's Chapel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Washington Mountain Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Washington","county":"Berkshire County","state":"MA","lat":42.35763525800007,"lon":-73.13241093399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small Gothic Revival chapel built in 1899 of coursed fieldstone on the east side of Washington Mountain Road in Washington, Massachusetts. It was designed by Pittsfield architect George C. Harding.","why_significant":"The chapel is described as a finely proportioned example of Gothic Revival architecture and Washington's most impressive late 19th century public building. It also reflects the town's brief popularity as a summer resort for wealthy city dwellers, since it was a gift from New York businessman George F. Crane. It was judged locally significant under Criteria A and C.","narrative":"Built in 1899 on Washington Mountain Road, St. Andrew's Chapel is a small Gothic Revival building of coursed fieldstone. Pittsfield architect George C. Harding designed it; it was an early commission in his career. The plan is a rectangular nave with a square, flat-roofed corner tower to the southeast, buttresses along the nave, and a steep gable roof. A tripartite stained-glass window showing St. Andrew between panels of stylized flowers fills the gable end. The chapel was a gift from New York businessman George F. Crane, who summered in Washington, and it occupies the site of the home of the town's first minister. It reflects the town's short-lived appeal as a summer retreat for wealthy families around 1900. Services were held when the Crane family was in residence. The Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts received it in 1937, and the town received it in 1977. A town committee now runs it, and it hosts ecumenical services. It is unaltered and in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"George C. Harding","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition is listed as excellent, with no major alterations. The chapel is run by a town committee and used frequently for ecumenical services.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.926963-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/32/7892/63789232/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/86002142.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002142/5c210eee6a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002142/5c210eee6a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WashingtonMA_StAndrewsChapel.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Magicpiano</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:WashingtonMA_StAndrewsChapel.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789232","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andrew%27s_Chapel_(Washington,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7400905"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/berkshire-county/saint-andrews-chapel-86002142/"}