{"nrhp_refnum":"97000845","name":"St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"24 Chestnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Liberty","county":"Sullivan County","state":"NY","lat":41.79911184600007,"lon":-74.74677710799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-08-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival brick church at 24 Chestnut Street in the village of Liberty, Sullivan County, New York, built in 1908 with an associated 1922 parish house (parsonage).","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a representative, intact example of early twentieth-century Gothic Revival church architecture in Liberty under Criterion C. It is notable for its iron spot brick construction with limestone and terra-cotta trim and for its stained-glass windows, some by Frederick Freund, who apprenticed under Louis Comfort Tiffany. It also reflects the village's German Lutheran immigrant community.","narrative":"Built in 1908 on Chestnut Street just off Main Street in Liberty, this modest Gothic Revival church was the second home of a congregation founded to serve the village's German immigrant population. Designed by architect Wesley Wentworth of Patterson, New Jersey, it is faced in iron spot brick with limestone and terra-cotta trim, and has buttresses, lancet-arched openings and an engaged entrance tower. Inside, nine opalescent stained-glass windows portray the life of Christ, and several were made in the studio of Frederick Freund, a former apprentice of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Donations from member Charles Wurster funded much of the project, which was completed without debt. A four-square parish house of matching brick was added in 1922. The upper tower stage was taken down in 1996 because of structural problems, and the congregation intends to rebuild it. The church and parish house retain substantial integrity and represent early twentieth-century ecclesiastical architecture in the village.","period_of_significance":"1908-1922","architect_builder":"Wesley Wentworth, architect; J.L. Matzinger, mason; William Egan, carpenter; Fred. Freund, stained glass","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals (Gothic Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in religious use. The upper stage of the tower was removed in 1996 due to structural instability, with materials saved and plans to restore it when funds allow.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.036952-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/97000845.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000845/3dadd055d9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000845/3dadd055d9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Vonsky87","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Paul%27s_Evangelical,_Liberty,_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_Paul%27s_Evangelical,_Liberty,_NY.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"06000266","name":"Liberty Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/liberty-downtown-historic-district-06000266/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322419","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul%27s_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_(Liberty,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7591141"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/sullivan-county/st-pauls-evangelical-lutheran-church-97000845/"}