{"nrhp_refnum":"90000003","name":"Trinity Episcopal Chapel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Rt. 65, S of Morley","address_restricted":false,"city":"Morley","county":"St. Lawrence County","state":"NY","lat":44.66218013200006,"lon":-75.20045946699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-02-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival brick-and-fieldstone Episcopal chapel on Route 65 in Morley, St. Lawrence County, New York, built circa 1870 and consecrated in 1871, with an adjoining cemetery and cast-iron fence on about two and a half acres.","why_significant":"The chapel is argued to be a distinctive example of nineteenth-century ecclesiastical architecture with fine craftsmanship and materials. It was designed by New York architect Charles Haight and is based on an English model promoted by the Ecclesiological movement. Its intact setting, including a cemetery dating from the 1830s and a cast-iron fence, adds to its significance.","narrative":"Trinity Episcopal Chapel sits on the edge of the rural community of Morley in St. Lawrence County, New York. Built around 1870 and consecrated in July 1871, it is a small Gothic Revival church of brick faced with light gray local fieldstone, with sandstone trim, lancet windows, stepped buttresses, a bell cote and a rear chancel wing. The land was donated in the 1830s by Jane Harrison for a church and cemetery, and Thomas Harrison raised funds and supervised construction. Architect Charles Haight of New York City drew the plans, borrowing heavily from St. Michael's, Long Stanton, in England, a design promoted by the Ecclesiological movement. Inside, the open timber ceiling, stone altar and font, and oak pews carved in Morley remain largely unchanged. The adjoining cemetery, in use since the 1830s, and a cast-iron fence from the 1870s complete an unusually intact nineteenth-century church complex that was recognized for its architectural quality.","period_of_significance":"1830-1880","architect_builder":"Haight, Charles","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Interior described as largely intact since construction; cemetery well maintained; the text notes a shrinking congregation in 1970 but is truncated before stating current use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.875596-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/90000003.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000003/a126f6744c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000003/a126f6744c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"OneEagle","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_Episcopal_Chapel.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">OneEagle</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:Trinity_Episcopal_Chapel.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321933","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Episcopal_Chapel_(Morley,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7842728"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/st-lawrence-county/trinity-episcopal-chapel-90000003/"}