{"nrhp_refnum":"97001587","name":"Copperopolis Congregational Church","other_names":["Copperopolis Community Center"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"411 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Copperopolis","county":"Calaveras County","state":"CA","lat":37.979713494000066,"lon":-120.63868259699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-12-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Gothic Revival brick church at 411 Main Street in Copperopolis, Calaveras County, California, completed in 1866 during the town's copper boom. It is now used as the Copperopolis Community Center.","why_significant":"The building is tied to the social history of Copperopolis, first as a church from 1866 to 1895 and then as the Odd Fellows lodge from 1903 to 1939. It also embodies the brick Gothic Revival style popular in the Mother Lode in the 1860s. It is the only Gothic Revival building in Copperopolis and one of two brick Gothic Revival churches in Calaveras County.","narrative":"Built in 1866 on Main Street in Copperopolis, this one-story brick church dates from the copper boom that transformed the Calaveras County foothills in the 1860s. It measures 60 by 30 feet and has a stone foundation, Gothic arched windows, a front gable roof with wooden bargeboard trim, and a projecting central bell tower. The architect is unknown, but local carpenters J. M. Angell and T. W. Chaloner finished the woodwork. The Congregationalists used it until 1895, with a period of Presbyterian use. In 1903 the Odd Fellows bought it and held dances, civic events and funerals there until 1939. Since then it has served as the community center. Its listing rests on its role in the town's social life and on its brick Gothic Revival design, which is the only example in Copperopolis. It is one of four surviving brick buildings in town. Changes include a shortened bell tower in 1905 and a metal roof.","period_of_significance":"1866-1895, 1903-1939","architect_builder":"Unknown; J. M. Angell and T. W. Chaloner completed the woodwork","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used as a community meeting hall since 1939, including for local county government meetings, weddings and family gatherings. It retains a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.149284-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/97001587.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001587/254939bd39-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001587/254939bd39-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bobak Ha'Eri","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0724-CA-CopperopolisCongregational.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bobak Ha'Eri</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0724-CA-CopperopolisCongregational.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858474","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copperopolis_Congregational_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5168842"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/calaveras-county/copperopolis-congregational-church-97001587/"}