{"nrhp_refnum":"93000279","name":"Congregational Church of Patchogue","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"95 E. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Patchogue","county":"Suffolk County","state":"NY","lat":40.766017531000045,"lon":-73.01266009599993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-04-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Romanesque Revival church at 95 East Main Street in downtown Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York, with its cornerstone laid in 1892 and construction completed in 1892-93 to designs by Lawrence B. Valk & Son.","why_significant":"It is argued to be an intact, representative example of Romanesque Revival church architecture on Long Island. Its interior follows an Akron Plan and incorporates the innovative church design ideas of architect Lawrence B. Valk. The church retains a high level of integrity despite a 1950s rear wing.","narrative":"Rising above East Main Street in downtown Patchogue, this church was built in 1892-93 from plans by Lawrence B. Valk & Son. Its front is faced in banded, rock-faced Belleville brownstone, with broad arched porches and an asymmetrically placed tower topped by a slate spire. The tower holds a bell cast in 1866 for the congregation's earlier church. Inside, the building follows an Akron Plan, with a nearly square auditorium, a sloping floor, and oak pews arranged in a semicircle around a raised pulpit. Sliding doors once let the Sunday school room open into the main space. Valk promoted such interior planning, along with built-in heating and ventilation, stained glass lighting, and a stamped metal ceiling for better acoustics. The church is recognized as an intact example of Romanesque Revival design on Long Island. A large rear wing added in the late 1950s does not contribute to its significance. The building continues to serve as a place of worship and a community gathering site.","period_of_significance":"1892-93","architect_builder":"Lawrence B. Valk & Son, Architects","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Romanesque","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as remaining an actively used facility for the congregation and the wider Patchogue community.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.785669-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/93000279.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000279/1644f7e405-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000279/1644f7e405-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"DanTD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Patchogue_Congregational_Church(Clock_Tower).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">DanTD</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:Patchogue_Congregational_Church(Clock_Tower).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322073","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregational_Church_of_Patchogue","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5160727"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/suffolk-county/congregational-church-of-patchogue-93000279/"}