{"nrhp_refnum":"97000358","name":"Good Counsel Complex","other_names":["Convent of the Sisters of the Divine Compassion","See Also:Map"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"52 N. Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"White Plains","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":41.03935467250005,"lon":-73.76388744427015,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-04-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A district of nine contributing and four noncontributing resources on about thirteen acres at 52 North Broadway, White Plains, New York, built from 1856 to 1923 by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion. It includes a convent, chapel, school and earlier mansions.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is a distinguished example of a late nineteenth century religious and educational campus under Criterion C. It contains regionally significant Romanesque Revival and Mediterranean Revival buildings, along with the earlier Italianate and Second Empire residence \"Mapleton.\" It is also tied to the order's charitable and educational work for poor children.","narrative":"Good Counsel Complex is a thirteen-acre religious and educational campus on North Broadway in White Plains, Westchester County. It was developed by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion, an order founded by Mother Mary Veronica, and its buildings date from 1856 to 1923. The grounds keep a park-like setting of lawns, mature trees and curving roads. The main buildings include a 1908 stuccoed convent, an 1897 stone chapel with a rose window and an original Odell organ, and the 1891 House of Nazareth school, all designed by Lawrence O'Conner. Two older residences, the 1867 Italianate and Second Empire \"Mapleton\" and the 1856 Tilford House, were absorbed into the campus. Nine buildings contribute to the district, while a 1955 house, a sports building, a bandstand and a security kiosk do not. The property was listed for its architecture, particularly the Romanesque Revival chapel and the Italian-inspired Mediterranean design of the convent and school. Today it still houses an elementary school and the sisters' convent.","period_of_significance":"1856-1923","architect_builder":"O'Conner, Lawrence","architectural_style":"Mid 19th Century/Italianate; Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals/Mediterranean Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The complex continues to serve as an elementary school and the home convent for the Sisters of the Divine Compassion.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.069095-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/97000358.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000358/e2222db132-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000358/e2222db132-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WhitePlainsNY_GoodCounselChapel.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WhitePlainsNY_GoodCounselChapel.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323037","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Counsel_Complex","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5582486"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/good-counsel-complex-97000358/"}