{"nrhp_refnum":"95000458","name":"St. Thomas' Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2740 Slaterville Rd. (NY 79)","address_restricted":false,"city":"Slaterville Springs","county":"Tompkins County","state":"NY","lat":42.394290375000026,"lon":-76.34522161999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-04-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small wood-frame Gothic-style Episcopal church on Route 79 in the hamlet of Slaterville Springs, Tompkins County, New York, built in 1893-1894 from plans by John E. Walsh.","why_significant":"The church is significant under Criterion C in architecture as a distinguished example of late-nineteenth century ecclesiastical architecture in a small rural community in the Finger Lakes region. It embodies Gothic elements inspired by the ecclesiology movement, including pointed arches, asymmetrical massing, a steeply pitched roof and a corner tower with a pyramidal roof. It remains virtually intact from its period of construction.","narrative":"Set on a narrow half-acre lot along Route 79 in the rural hamlet of Slaterville Springs, this small wooden church was built in 1893-1894 for a newly organized Episcopal congregation. John E. Walsh, a carpenter at the Willard asylum, drew the plans, and construction cost about $3,500. The building has a steep gabled roof, lancet windows, an octagonal apse and a 50-foot corner tower with an open belfry and pyramidal roof. Inside, oak pews, a gambrel-form nave ceiling, bead board wainscoting and symbolic stained glass reflect the Victorian Gothic style. The church went up during the hamlet's peak as a mineral-springs health resort, when guests came to take the waters. It is valued as a well-preserved rural example of Gothic design shaped by ecclesiology movement ideas. Later changes include a new roof, concrete and wood steps, a cinderblock chimney and a small rear bathroom addition, but the overall form and character remain intact.","period_of_significance":"1893","architect_builder":"John E. Walsh, Architect","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Gothic","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a religious facility; the building retains a high degree of integrity despite changes such as a replaced roof, steps and chimney and a 1986 bathroom addition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.207522-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/95000458.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000458/f6cebac756-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000458/f6cebac756-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mathmattb","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Thomas_Episcopal_Church,_Slaterville_Springs.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Mathmattb</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:St._Thomas_Episcopal_Church,_Slaterville_Springs.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322526","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Thomas_Episcopal_Church_(Slaterville_Springs,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7591957"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/tompkins-county/st-thomas-episcopal-church-95000458/"}