{"nrhp_refnum":"88002172","name":"First Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1605 Genesee St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Utica","county":"Oneida County","state":"NY","lat":43.09146960400005,"lon":-75.25000904499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Georgian Revival style church at 1605 Genesee Street in Utica, New York, designed in 1920 by Ralph Adams Cram. It stands with the adjoining Beaux-Arts style Robert MacKinnon house (1899), and a 1960 education building links the two.","why_significant":"The church is argued to be an outstanding example of Georgian Revival church architecture in Utica, showing Ralph Adams Cram's skill in styles other than Gothic. The MacKinnon house is significant as a large Beaux-Arts-inspired residence by Binghamton architect C. Edward Vosbury. Both buildings reflect the prosperity of Utica at the turn of the twentieth century and the transformation of upper Genesee Street.","narrative":"On Genesee Street, Utica's principal thoroughfare, a Georgian Revival church and a Beaux-Arts mansion share one small parcel. The church, designed in 1920 by Boston architect Ralph Adams Cram, is built of tan brick with Bedford limestone trim. It has a pedimented Corinthian portico, a three-stage tower and a slate-roofed nave. Cram is best known for Gothic Revival work, and this building shows his command of other styles. Next door stands the Robert MacKinnon house of 1899, designed by Binghamton architect C. Edward Vosbury for a Little Falls textile mill owner. It has monumental porches, painted ceilings, tooled leather walls and an L-plan stair hall. MacKinnon lost the house in 1911, and the congregation later acquired the property for a parish house and church site. A low brick education building from 1960 connects the two buildings. Together they reflect Utica's prosperity around 1900 and the growth of upper Genesee Street as a streetcar suburb.","period_of_significance":"1899; 1920","architect_builder":"Ralph Adams Cram (church); C. Edward Vosbury (MacKinnon house); John F. Hughes Construction Co. of Utica (builder of the MacKinnon house)","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival (church); Beaux-Arts (MacKinnon house)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition marked excellent and altered; the church is in religious use and the form checks both occupied and unoccupied status. The MacKinnon house is used by the church, including a small theater on its third floor.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:46.209037-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002172.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002172/bd96ccf836-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002172/bd96ccf836-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FirstPresbyterianChurchUtica.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FirstPresbyterianChurchUtica.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320197","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_(Utica,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453646"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oneida-county/first-presbyterian-church-88002172/"}