{"nrhp_refnum":"87000658","name":"Christ Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Broadway and Elizabeth Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tarrytown","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":41.07503140600005,"lon":-73.85922873499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-04-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Literature","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A red brick Episcopal church complex at Broadway and Elizabeth Streets in Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York. It includes the 1836 church, an 1875 rectory, an 1898 parish hall and an iron fence.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a distinguished example of nineteenth-century ecclesiastical architecture in the Hudson Valley, showing the early Gothic Revival in America and the later influence of the Ecclesiological and Aesthetic movements. It is also significant for its association with author Washington Irving, who was a vestry member and worshipped there. The complex remains largely intact from its 1836-1898 period of significance.","narrative":"Christ Episcopal Church is a red brick church complex at Broadway and Elizabeth Streets in Tarrytown, New York. Organized in 1836 as the village's first Episcopal church, it grew into a group of three buildings: the church, a rectory added in 1875 and a parish hall built in 1898, along with an iron fence. The church began as a plain Gothic building with some Greek Revival details. It was reworked in 1857, 1868 and 1896, gaining a recessed chancel, transepts, a taller castellated tower and an oak-finished interior. Those changes record shifting nineteenth-century ideas about proper church design, including the Ecclesiological and Aesthetic movements. The church also has a literary connection. Washington Irving joined the congregation in 1848, served on the vestry until his death in 1859, and his pew and a memorial to him remain inside. Visitors came to see the church because of him. The buildings remain largely intact and are still in use.","period_of_significance":"1836-1898","architect_builder":"Unknown (contractors Hall & Boyce built the 1836 church; Seth and James Bird, contractor and architect, carried out the 1868 renovation)","architectural_style":"English Gothic / Tudor motifs; Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a church, in excellent condition; the yard serves a church-sponsored day care center.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.213866-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/87000658.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000658/d45dd285a9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000658/d45dd285a9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christ_Episcopal_Church,_Tarrytown,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://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:Christ_Episcopal_Church,_Tarrytown,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322983","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Episcopal_Church_(Tarrytown,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706226"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/christ-episcopal-church-87000658/"}