{"nrhp_refnum":"95000879","name":"St. John's Church Complex","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"136 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Delhi","county":"Delaware County","state":"NY","lat":42.279179631000034,"lon":-74.91615614399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-07-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A church complex at 136 Main Street in Delhi, Delaware County, New York, with a stone chapel (1887-1888), a 1936 addition, a 1927 parish house, a 1891 rectory, a garage and a connecting stone stairway on a 1.184-acre property.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is an architecturally significant ensemble of nineteenth and early twentieth century church and residential design. The Sheldon Memorial Chapel, designed by Chicago firm Burling and Whitehouse, is described as one of the finest examples of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in the Catskills. The chapel is noted for its stone masonry and well-preserved interior decoration, and the later additions are described as compatible.","narrative":"Set on a hillside in the Catskill village of Delhi, this Episcopal church complex combines four buildings and a stone stairway built between 1887 and 1936. The centerpiece is the Sheldon Memorial Chapel, built in 1887-1888 with funds from Edwin H. Sheldon in memory of his parents. Chicago architects Burling and Whitehouse designed it in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, with boulder base walls, rock-faced ashlar above, a steep red slate roof, and an interior of Italian terra cotta tiles, frescoes and stained glass. After a fire destroyed the 1831 frame church in 1935, Albany architect Norman Sturgis added a Gothic Revival wing and tower in 1936. The complex also includes a 1927 parish house, a 1891 Queen Anne and Shingle Style rectory tentatively attributed to Francis M. Whitehouse, and a ca. 1925 garage. The site of the burned church remains as unevaluated archaeological remains. The ensemble is regarded as Delhi's finest Medieval-inspired church architecture.","period_of_significance":"1831-1936","architect_builder":"Burling & Whitehouse archs. Chicago; Francis M. Whitehouse, arch. Chicago; Norman Sturgis, arch. Albany, NY","architectural_style":"Romanesque; Queen Anne; Shingle Style; Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Currently used for religious services and as a church-related residence; the garage and connecting stairs are in deteriorated or poor condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.081957-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/95000879.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000879/469f3a2bb5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000879/469f3a2bb5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Vonsky87","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._John%27s_Church_Complex,_Delhi,_NY.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:St._John%27s_Church_Complex,_Delhi,_NY.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317271","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_Church_Complex_(Delhi,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7588637"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/delaware-county/st-johns-church-complex-95000879/"}