{"nrhp_refnum":"96001388","name":"Zion Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100--120 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Palmyra","county":"Wayne County","state":"NY","lat":43.06327729000003,"lon":-77.23290342499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-11-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival church of Medina sandstone at 100-120 Main Street, Palmyra, Wayne County, New York, built in 1872 to a design by Emlin T. Littell of New York City.","why_significant":"The church is argued to be an outstanding example of Gothic Revival ecclesiastical architecture in the Finger Lakes Region. It is distinguished by its 125-foot bell tower and steeple, polychrome slate roofs with iron cresting, rose windows, and notable stained glass. It follows the high-style tradition of A.W.N. Pugin and the English Ecclesiologists.","narrative":"Zion Episcopal Church occupies the southeast corner of Main and Church Streets in the Erie Canal village of Palmyra, New York. Completed in 1873 after its cornerstone was laid in 1872, it is built of roughly hewn Medina sandstone with smooth-cut limestone trim and a tall corner tower topped by an octagonal spire. Polychrome slate roofs with iron cresting, lancet windows with stained glass, and large rose windows mark the exterior, while the interior has a tall nave, side aisles, exposed wooden trusses, and elaborate panelling around the altar. Designed by Emlin T. Littell of New York City and built by the Warsaw Manufacturing Company, it replaced the congregation's first permanent church, which was razed in 1872. The building was listed for its architecture, as a sophisticated example of Gothic Revival design in the tradition of the English Ecclesiologists. It remains an active church and a local landmark.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1872 - 1921","architect_builder":"Emlin T. Littell, NYC (architect); Warsaw Manufacturing Company of Warsaw (builder)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a house of worship; a modern one-story brick parish hall is attached to the east side.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.339782-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/96001388.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001388/0fcc9b6004-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001388/0fcc9b6004-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Upstate New York","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zion_Episcopal_Church_Palmyra_NY_Aug_09.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Upstate New York</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zion_Episcopal_Church_Palmyra_NY_Aug_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322935","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Episcopal_Church_(Palmyra,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8072514"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/wayne-county/zion-episcopal-church-96001388/"}