Ohio Street Methodist Episcopal Church Complex
Also known as: Third Avenue Methodist Church; St. Anne Maronite Catholic Church
Why it's listed
This church and parish house on Third Avenue in Watervliet, Albany County, began as the Ohio Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The congregation formed in 1849, after a split from the First Avenue Methodist Church. Its first building burned in 1850, and a brick meetinghouse with brownstone trim was consecrated debt free in 1851. Around 1895 a front addition with paired towers and round-arched windows was built onto it, giving the Greek Revival side walls a Romanesque Revival face. Inside, the upper-floor worship space keeps most of its historic finishes, including open trusses, stained glass and a 1914 J.W. Steere & Company pipe organ. A two-story Italianate brick parish house stands beside the church. Both buildings have suffered from a long vacancy, yet the complex remains largely intact. It is valued as a local example of Romanesque Revival church design and as a record of West Troy's growth and religious diversity.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the church is a largely intact local example of Romanesque Revival ecclesiastical design. Its front addition was built onto an earlier Greek Revival meetinghouse. The complex also documents the growth of West Troy, later Watervliet, and the religious makeup of its residents.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 05001393, listed December 8, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1921 Third Ave., Watervliet |
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| County | Albany County |
| Listed | December 8, 2005 |
| Reference number | 05001393 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1850-1914 |
| Architectural style | Mid-19th Century Greek Revival; Late Victorian Romanesque Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Long vacant and showing damage from water leakage and deferred maintenance, but being renovated for reuse by St. Ann Maronite Catholic Church of Troy. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.73051, -73.70272 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
Religious properties are listed for their architectural or historical significance, not their religious use. Listing is honorary and does not restrict the congregation's use of the building. The federal rehabilitation credit is generally unavailable unless part of the building is income-producing; some state programmes and preservation grants do cover religious buildings. Federal funding or permits trigger Section 106 review.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 05001393.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7080976
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.