{"nrhp_refnum":"88001014","name":"St. John's Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"11 Episcopal Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Honeoye Falls","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":42.95311677600006,"lon":-77.59304861299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-07-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story stone Episcopal church and its former carriage shed at 11 Episcopal Avenue in the village center of Honeoye Falls, Monroe County, New York. The church was built in 1841-42, with a bell tower added in 1855 and a chancel and sacristy added in 1876.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a distinctive and largely intact example of a mid-nineteenth-century Greek Revival Protestant church with Gothic Revival elements. It combines a meeting house plan and classical temple form with pointed-arched windows and louvred belfry openings. The 1876 interior alterations reflect the Ecclesiological Movement. The surviving carriage shed and park-like setting add to its significance.","narrative":"St. John's Episcopal Church is a one-story stone church at the end of Episcopal Avenue in the center of Honeoye Falls. Built in 1841-42 from local dolomite, it combines a traditional meeting house plan and temple form with a Doric portico, while pointed-arched windows and doorways and a louvred bell tower add Gothic Revival touches. The belfry was added in 1855, and in 1875-76 a chancel and sacristy were added, given by parishioner Sarah Rand. Local woodcarver William Locke and the rector, James Dennis, carved the chancel woodwork and an eagle lectern in 1876. The interior, with Gothic arches mixed with Doric-based capitals in the balcony railing, keeps its 1876 character. The original carriage shed, later remodeled as the church office, also survives. Its listing recognizes a largely intact example of the blend of Greek and Gothic Revival styles popular among Protestant congregations in western New York before the 1850s.","period_of_significance":"1841-1876","architect_builder":"Unknown; the form suggests it may have been designed and built by Martin R. Pierce.","architectural_style":"Greek Revival with Gothic Revival elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition and in religious use; the carriage shed has been remodeled as the church office and rector's study.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.769721-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88001014.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001014/ceedbc207d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001014/ceedbc207d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Honeoye_Falls_-_Episcopal_Church.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers)</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:Honeoye_Falls_-_Episcopal_Church.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"93001225","name":"Honeoye Falls Village Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/honeoye-falls-village-historic-district-93001225/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318944","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Honeoye_Falls,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7588691"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/st-johns-episcopal-church-88001014/"}