{"nrhp_refnum":"97000442","name":"Church of Saint Lawrence","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Fuller St., jct. with Sisson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Alexandria Bay","county":"Jefferson County","state":"NY","lat":44.33650072900008,"lon":-75.92106401999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-05-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Religion","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Shingle Style frame Episcopal church on Fuller Street in the Village of Alexandria Bay, Jefferson County, New York, built 1889-91 to a design by Boston architect William P. Wentworth, with Albert Bachman as builder.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an artistically outstanding and rare surviving example of the Shingle Style, a design seldom used by the Episcopal Church. It is also the work of Boston architect William Pitt Wentworth. Historically, it is the only church in its diocese built in a major resort to serve a large summer population.","narrative":"Overlooking the St. Lawrence River from a rocky, elevated lot in Alexandria Bay, this wood-frame Episcopal church was built in 1889-91 as a place of worship for the Thousand Islands resort community. Boston architect William Pitt Wentworth designed it in the Shingle Style, with shingles flowing around corners over a massive rough-cut stone foundation. A shingled belfry suggests a ship's prow, a nod to local boatbuilding tradition. Inside, wood covers every surface, and church tradition credits local boatbuilders with the intricate woodwork. The building is significant for its architecture, as a rare Episcopal example of the style and a work by Wentworth, who also designed Trinity Church in Watertown. It also matters for religion and community development, as the only church in its diocese built in a major resort for a large summer population. Summer services have continued throughout its history, and a 1983 parish house stands beside it.","period_of_significance":"1889-1891","architect_builder":"William P. Wentworth, architect; Albert Bachman, builder","architectural_style":"Late Victorian / Shingle Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a religious facility, with summer services continuing; the form reports a very high degree of integrity and minimal alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.366075-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/97000442.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000442/335d585d28-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000442/335d585d28-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Steven Hamsness","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_of_St_Lawrence_-_Alexandria_Bay_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Hamsness</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:Church_of_St_Lawrence_-_Alexandria_Bay_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313264","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Saint_Lawrence","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5117044"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/jefferson-county/church-of-saint-lawrence-97000442/"}