{"nrhp_refnum":"94000954","name":"St. Luke's Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W. Lake Rd. (Co. Rt. 54A)","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jerusalem","county":"Yates County","state":"NY","lat":42.59669392300003,"lon":-77.15288394199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-08-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Gothic Revival stone church on West Lake Road (County Route 54A) in the hamlet of Branchport, town of Jerusalem, Yates County, New York, built in 1867 for an Episcopal congregation.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an outstanding, well-preserved regional example of mid-nineteenth century Gothic Revival religious architecture, shaped by the ecclesiology movement. It highlights pointed arches, asymmetrical massing, steep rooflines and stone construction. It also notes the building retains a high degree of integrity and is a local landmark.","narrative":"Built in 1867 on the east side of West Lake Road in Branchport, this small stone church serves an Episcopal congregation that began meeting in 1856. A parcel was purchased in 1866 by Henry Rose and three other members, and a resolution to build followed that September. The church is of random coursed rubblestone on a rubblestone foundation, with a nave, narthex, chancel and apse, each under a steep gable roof now covered in asphalt shingles. Pointed-arched windows with stained glass, a stained glass oculus in the west gable and pointed-arched entrances mark its Gothic Revival character. Inside, a center-aisle nave, plaster walls and wood trim, pews and altar furniture survive largely as built. The design reflects ideas of the ecclesiology movement, which promoted medieval-inspired church form. A bell tower added around 1960 is the main alteration. The church is valued as a representative, well-preserved local example of its type.","period_of_significance":"1867","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century / Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used for religious purposes; the building remains virtually intact apart from a modern bell tower added around 1960.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.007495-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/94000954.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315572","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Luke%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Jerusalem,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7589785"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/yates-county/st-lukes-episcopal-church-94000954/"}