{"nrhp_refnum":"96000958","name":"St. James' Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"North St., jct. with Bridge St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Oswego County","state":"NY","lat":43.233950933000074,"lon":-75.88179232199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-08-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A frame Gothic Revival Episcopal church on the northeast corner of Bridge and North Streets in the Village of Cleveland, Oswego County, New York, built in 1867-68 to a design by Rev. H. Gaylord Wood.","why_significant":"It is a fully intact example of rural Gothic Revival church design modeled on Richard Upjohn's plans for small wooden churches, and it is among the few of about twenty surviving frame Gothic Revival buildings in the Diocese with the highest integrity. It is also significant for religion and community development, as one of many buildings resulting from Episcopal Church expansion in the Dioceses of Western and Central New York.","narrative":"Standing at the corner of Bridge and North Streets in the village of Cleveland, on the north shore of Oneida Lake, this small board-and-batten church was built in 1867-68 for a local Episcopal parish. The founders apparently lacked professional architectural advice and turned to Rev. H. Gaylord Wood of Herkimer, who drew on Richard Upjohn's designs for wooden country churches, moving the tower to the rear side of the nave. Stepped buttresses, lancet windows with hood moldings, a steep roof and an open beaded-board ceiling give it a Gothic character. Few changes have been made inside or out, and the setting beside the village tannery pond remains largely intact. The church is valued as one of the best-preserved frame Gothic Revival churches in the Diocese of Central New York, and as a product of Episcopal expansion tied to the local glass industry. The parish declined with that industry and became a mission in 1895. The church is now used for summer services.","period_of_significance":"1867 - 1895","architect_builder":"Reverend H. Gaylord Wood","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The church is presently open for summer services; it became a mission rather than a parish in 1895.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.650803-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/96000958.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314273","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James%27_Church_(Cleveland,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7588394"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oswego-county/st-james-church-96000958/"}