{"nrhp_refnum":"90000687","name":"St. John's Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"117 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Youngstown","county":"Niagara County","state":"NY","lat":43.253764250000074,"lon":-79.04991887899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-05-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Gothic Revival board-and-batten Episcopal church at 117 Main Street, corner of Chestnut Street, in the village of Youngstown, Niagara County, New York. It was built in 1878 on its original one-acre site.","why_significant":"It is a distinguished and rare Western New York example of the small board-and-batten Gothic Revival village church, designed in the manner of Richard Upjohn's churches. It also has a historic link to nearby Fort Niagara, whose officers helped revive the congregation and build the church. The building retains a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1878 at the corner of Main and Chestnut streets in Youngstown, New York, this small wood-frame church is a Gothic Revival building clad in vertical board-and-batten siding. Its nave has four lancet-windowed bays, and the porch, transepts and five-sided chancel are clearly separated, each under a steep roof. A projecting gable with wooden struts and rosettes fronts the building, and a slender belfry rises above it. Inside, original carved pews, open wooden trusses, and early stained glass survive, along with later art glass in a Tiffany style. The congregation was organized in 1868 and revived in 1878 largely through soldiers from nearby Fort Niagara, who helped bring about the church's construction on donated land. The architect is unknown, though the church has traditionally been linked to Richard Upjohn, and no documents confirm this. It is listed for its architecture as one of very few board-and-batten churches identified in Western New York, and for its retained integrity.","period_of_significance":"1878","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival (Board and Batten)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a church; a non-contributing parish hall built in 1957 stands at the rear.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.338544-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/90000687.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000687/b4347ed50e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000687/b4347ed50e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Johns_Episcopal_Church_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Johns_Episcopal_Church_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320143","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Youngstown,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7588717"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/niagara-county/st-johns-episcopal-church-90000687/"}