{"nrhp_refnum":"93001134","name":"Callicoon Methodist Church and Parsonage","other_names":["10504.000033","10504.000032"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Church St. (NY 97) S of jct. with Seminary Rd., Town of Delaware","address_restricted":false,"city":"Callicoon","county":"Sullivan County","state":"NY","lat":41.76686003300006,"lon":-75.05519296799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-11-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Methodist church (built 1871), parsonage (1889) and carriage barn (1894) on Church Street (NYS Route 97) in Callicoon, Town of Delaware, Sullivan County, New York, with a parish hall added to the church in 1916.","why_significant":"The complex is argued to be an intact example of vernacular religious architecture in the Upper Delaware Valley from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The church has Romanesque-inspired details, a prominent tower and a pressed metal ceiling, and the group reflects the railroad-driven growth of Callicoon and its congregation.","narrative":"Set on a terrace above Church Street in Callicoon, this group of buildings includes a wood-frame Methodist church dedicated in 1871, a parsonage built in 1889, and a two-story barn added in 1894. The church has a square central tower and steeple, modest Romanesque-inspired details, and a sanctuary seating about 300, with a pressed metal ceiling and varnished woodwork. Stained glass windows were installed in 1914, and a parish hall called the Community House was added in 1916 to serve a growing Sunday school and give young people a place to gather, including for basketball. The congregation traces its origins to 1831 and grew with the railroad, which shaped the hamlet's economy. Later changes included a basement and furnace in 1905, the barn's conversion to a garage, and new steps after Route 97 lowered the street level in the 1930s. The ensemble is recognized as a well-preserved example of vernacular church architecture in the Upper Delaware Valley.","period_of_significance":"1871-1916","architect_builder":"Edgar G. DeForest (Parish Hall)","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century; vernacular frame with Romanesque Revival details (church); Italianate and Queen Anne vernacular (parsonage and barn)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"All buildings are described as in good condition and in use today (church, parsonage, and barn used as a garage).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.176445-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/93001134.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001134/df45d95262-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001134/df45d95262-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Vonsky87","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Callicoon_Methodist_Church.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Vonsky87</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:Callicoon_Methodist_Church.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"16000390","name":"Callicoon Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/callicoon-downtown-historic-district-16000390/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315037","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callicoon_Methodist_Church_and_Parsonage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5022036"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/sullivan-county/callicoon-methodist-church-and-parsonage-93001134/"}