{"nrhp_refnum":"98000665","name":"First Presbyterian Church of Ontario Center","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1638 Ridge Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ontario Center","county":"Wayne County","state":"NY","lat":43.22543202300005,"lon":-77.30140799899993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-06-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Tudor Revival church built in 1914 at 1638 Ridge Road in the hamlet of Ontario Center, Wayne County, New York, with a 1924 parish hall on the same 1.2-acre parcel.","why_significant":"The church is presented as an intact, representative example of early twentieth century religious architecture in Ontario Center. It uses inexpensive cast concrete made to resemble rusticated masonry to give a simple cross-gable building a sense of monumentality. Its interior survives with a high degree of integrity, and the church remains a local landmark and focal point.","narrative":"Built in 1914 on Ridge Road in the hamlet of Ontario Center, this Presbyterian church is a restrained Tudor Revival building with a cross-gable roof and a massive square corner tower topped by a crenelated parapet. Its walls are cast concrete made to look like roughly hewn stone, a relatively inexpensive modern material that gives the plain rectangular building a more monumental appearance. Gothic-arched stained-glass windows and cast concrete buttresses mark the front and side walls. Inside, the original curved oak pews are arranged in an Akron plan, and the sanctuary also retains hardwood floors, plaster walls with simple chair rails, an oak lectern and altar balustrade, and a pipe organ. The congregation built the church after outgrowing its 1843 predecessor on the same site. A 1924 parish hall stands nearby but is excluded from the significance because of later alterations. The church was recognized for its architecture and remains a prominent local landmark and focus of community activity.","period_of_significance":"1914","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early 20th Century: Tudor Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a church; the 1924 parish hall is noncontributing because of modern siding and replacement windows.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.411011-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/98000665.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000665/2d95f69f0c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000665/2d95f69f0c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Presbyterian_Church_of_Ontario_Center.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</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:First_Presbyterian_Church_of_Ontario_Center.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322902","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_of_Ontario_Center","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453701"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/wayne-county/first-presbyterian-church-of-ontario-center-98000665/"}