{"nrhp_refnum":"92001597","name":"Cochecton Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Co. Rd. 114, E of Delaware R. Bridge","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cochecton","county":"Sullivan County","state":"NY","lat":41.70713772200003,"lon":-75.06415693999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-11-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood frame, cross-gabled church with a square corner belfry on County Road 114 in Cochecton, Sullivan County, New York, built in 1903 on the foundation of an earlier church. It was designed by Brokaw & Co. and built by P. B. Van Orden.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an intact local example of late 19th/early 20th century church architecture inspired by the Akron Plan. It keeps its original plan, partitions, pews and altar. It is also tied to the Upper Delaware transportation context of the Newburgh-Cochecton-Great Bend Turnpike and the Erie Railroad.","narrative":"Built in 1903 in Cochecton, New York, this wood frame Presbyterian church replaced an 1839 building that a 1902 flood destroyed. The new church was raised on the old site, on a stone foundation seven feet high. It is cross-gabled, with clapboard siding, fish scale shingles in the gable ends, a square corner belfry with a pyramidal roof, and a large arched stained glass window on the front. Its design follows the Akron Plan, a flexible arrangement popular with Protestant congregations around 1900, and the original partitions, pews and altar survive. Brokaw & Co. served as architect and P. B. Van Orden as builder. The church was valued as a very intact local example of turn-of-the-century ecclesiastical design. Its standardized plan, balloon framing and stock millwork also reflect how the railroad linked local building to national trends. The congregation, founded in 1812, dwindled by the mid-twentieth century, and the building now serves community purposes.","period_of_significance":"1903","architect_builder":"Brokaw & Co. - architect; Van Orden, P. B. - builder","architectural_style":"Late 19th - early 20th century/Akron Plan","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Worship services are no longer held. The property was sold in 1985 to the Cochecton Men's Club, which plans to use it as a community center and local museum while preserving the building. The altar and pews remain intact.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.389632-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/92001597.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001597/329a1302db-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001597/329a1302db-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Upstate New York","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cochecton_Presbyterian_Church_Feb_10.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Upstate New York</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cochecton_Presbyterian_Church_Feb_10.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315027","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochecton_Presbyterian_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5139291"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/sullivan-county/cochecton-presbyterian-church-92001597/"}