{"nrhp_refnum":"98000441","name":"Judy Chapel","other_names":["Washington--Union Cemetery"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1741 Washington Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Washington Court House","county":"Fayette County","state":"OH","lat":39.539935772000035,"lon":-83.42099321599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-05-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Judy Chapel is a granite funerary chapel and mausoleum in Washington Cemetery at 1741 Washington Avenue, Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, built in 1905 under the will of Dr. Henry Judy.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an intact example of Late Gothic Revival funerary architecture in Fayette County, built with quality materials and craftsmanship. It is also unusual in Ohio for serving as both a funeral chapel and a mausoleum for Dr. and Mrs. Judy. It served as the only cemetery building available for nondenominational funeral services.","narrative":"Judy Chapel is a cross-shaped memorial chapel in Washington Cemetery, Washington Court House, Ohio. Dr. Henry Judy, a physician, banker and landowner who died in 1905, left money in his will for its construction, and it was completed that year. Walls and foundation are Barre granite laid as broken ashlar, beneath a steep Vermont green slate roof. Seventeen Tiffany-style stained glass windows light the interior, which has a vaulted timbered ceiling, 24 original wooden pews and two marble sarcophagi holding the remains of Dr. and Mrs. Judy. New Hampshire stonemason David H. Buchanan likely helped shape the final design and supervised construction. The chapel is valued as an intact Late Gothic Revival building and for its dual role as funeral chapel and mausoleum, a combination uncommon among Ohio funerary buildings. The form describes it as abandoned and needing extensive repair, with 11 windows restored through donations.","period_of_significance":"1905","architect_builder":"Buchanan, David H. stonework","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant/not in use and described as abandoned and in need of extensive repair; 11 of 17 stained glass windows have been restored.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.30393-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/98000441.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000441/b250c899e4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000441/b250c899e4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Aesopposea","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judy_Memorial_Chapel,_Washington_Court_House,_Ohio.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Aesopposea</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:Judy_Memorial_Chapel,_Washington_Court_House,_Ohio.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988271","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Chapel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6304373"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/fayette-county/judy-chapel-98000441/"}