{"nrhp_refnum":"94000955","name":"Starkey United Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Lakemont--Himrod Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Starkey","county":"Yates County","state":"NY","lat":42.53634573900007,"lon":-76.93411659399999,"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 small single-story frame Methodist church on Lakemont-Himrod Road in Starkey, Yates County, New York, built around 1828 in the Greek Revival style.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an exceptionally intact example of traditional frame meeting house architecture in Yates County and one of the county's earliest surviving church buildings. It is described as a builder's adaptation of the Greek Revival style, notable for its rigorous simplicity. It also serves as a local landmark recalling early settlement of the area.","narrative":"Built around 1828, this small frame church on Lakemont-Himrod Road in Starkey, Yates County, has served rural residents for nearly two centuries. It measures roughly 35 by 47 feet and rests on a concrete foundation that replaced the original rubblestone in the early twentieth century. Heavy timber framing supports a steeply pitched gable roof. The east facade has wide corner pilasters, a full entablature, a tympanum, a louvered belfry and a paired-door entrance with a shouldered architrave. Inside are a nave, chancel and vestibule. Around 1900 the congregation replaced the pews, floors and altar furniture and added a pressed metal ceiling, with Queen Anne influence. Its significance lies in its survival as an intact example of frame meeting house architecture in Greek Revival dress, one of the earliest surviving churches in the county. Its tall windows, pilasters and broad flat moldings recall a stone Greek temple in modest, rural form.","period_of_significance":"ca.1828","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century/Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a religious property; the historic and current function are both listed as religious. Remodeled around 1900, but the form states the exterior and interior retain a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.030244-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/94000955.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315591","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starkey_United_Methodist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7601997"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/yates-county/starkey-united-methodist-church-94000955/"}