{"nrhp_refnum":"92001561","name":"St. Patrick's Parochial Residence-Convent and School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"515--517 Park Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elmira","county":"Chemung County","state":"NY","lat":42.093293490000065,"lon":-76.81091627899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-11-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A pair of attached Roman Catholic parish buildings at 515-517 Park Place in Elmira, New York: the 1884 parochial residence (with a 1914 convent annex) and the 1892-94 St. Patrick's School.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the two buildings are significant as distinguished, well-preserved examples of their architectural periods and types. The residence is a Second Empire building with Eastlake detailing by Elmira architect H.O. Smith. The school, by Pierce and Bickford, is an early Elmira example of the Second Renaissance Revival and stands out against other local parish schools in size, cost and style.","narrative":"Two connected brick buildings at the corner of Park Place and West Clinton Street in Elmira once formed part of a Roman Catholic parish complex. The corner building, completed in 1884 from plans by local architect H.O. Smith, served as the parochial residence and later gained a convent annex in 1914. It is a Second Empire design with a slate mansard roof, Eastlake woodwork, polygonal bays and elaborate gables. Attached to its south side is St. Patrick's School, built in 1892-94 to designs by Pierce and Bickford. This three-story, hipped-roof building recalls an Italian Renaissance palazzo, with a rock-faced sandstone base, red brick walls, terra-cotta trim and pedimented end pavilions. Compared with other Elmira parish schools of the period, it was larger, costlier and more stylish. Original stairways, oak woodwork and room layouts survive inside the residence, and the exteriors retain a high level of integrity. A 1957 gymnasium and its connector are excluded from the nominated property.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"H.O. Smith (parochial residence); Pierce and Bickford (school)","architectural_style":"Second Empire; Second Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in the form as currently vacant/not in use. The residence interior was earlier adapted to senior citizen housing and the school's windows were replaced in 1989-90.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.008809-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/92001561.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001561/b740b57d53-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001561/b740b57d53-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Pat_Parochial_Residence.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</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:St_Pat_Parochial_Residence.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"83003906","name":"Near Westside Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/near-westside-historic-district-83003906/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316844","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Patrick%27s_Parochial_Residence-Convent_and_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7590974"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chemung-county/st-patricks-parochial-residence-convent-and-school-92001561/"}