{"nrhp_refnum":"92001018","name":"St. Mary's Church of Gilberts","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"10 Matteson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gilberts","county":"Kane County","state":"IL","lat":42.10632848800003,"lon":-88.37497676699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-08-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story wood-frame Catholic church at 10 Matteson Street in the Village of Gilberts, Kane County, Illinois, built in 1882 by local carpenter Oliver Kelly.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an excellent example of a rural Stick style religious building and meets Criterion C. It is described as one of the best rural Kane County examples, with varied wood siding patterns and no steeple. It qualifies despite its religious ownership because its significance is architectural.","narrative":"Built in 1882 at the corner of Matteson Street and Galligan Road in Gilberts, this small wood-frame church is a rural example of the Stick style. Local carpenter Oliver Kelly built it for $2,800, reusing some lumber from an 1855 church that previously occupied the site. The steep gable roof, wide eaves, king's post truss, curved entrance braces and pointed-arch stained glass windows reflect Gothic Revival influence. Its wood siding is laid vertically, horizontally, diagonally and in fan patterns, a variety the nomination says no other church in rural Kane County matches. The church also has no steeple, which is unusual for a high-style church in the county. Changes have been modest: a tornado-damaged chimney was removed in the 1940s, a concrete basement hall was added in 1955, and the rose windows were restored in 1989-1990. It was listed for its architecture, as a small but elegant reminder of Gilberts's growth in the 1880s.","period_of_significance":"1882","architect_builder":"Kelly, Oliver","architectural_style":"Stick","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a religious facility; rose windows restored in 1989-1990, and the building has good integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.288254-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/8931/28893140/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/92001018.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001018/904ad7b9fb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001018/904ad7b9fb-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Marys_Gilbert_Ill.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Marys_Gilbert_Ill.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893140","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Church_of_Gilberts","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7590223"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/kane-county/st-marys-church-of-gilberts-92001018/"}