Saint Mary's Chapel
Also known as: Saint Mary's Episcopal Church
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
St. Mary's Chapel in Carle Place, Nassau County, is a small Episcopal church built in 1926 in the Tudor Revival style. It is a one-story, rectangular hall church with a steeply pitched gable roof, half-timbered and stuccoed walls, and diamond-pane casement windows. Inside, an undivided space with exposed king-post trusses seats 145 people. The Church of the Advent in Westbury commissioned it to serve the growing Carle Place community. Its design is reportedly based on an English country church that the rector, Rev. Richard Pope, saw on a tour; the photographs and the identity of the prototype have since been lost. A contract for construction was authorized with Edward Wickey, and the first service was held in December 1926. The building is valued as a highly intact example of a Tudor Revival church, a style less common for religious buildings, and it reflects a tradition of small timber-framed Episcopal churches on Long Island. A 1958 parish house on the lot does not contribute.
Significance in brief: The chapel is significant under Criterion C as a highly intact example of Tudor Revival style applied to an early twentieth-century religious building. It reflects a tradition of small, timber-framed Episcopal churches on Long Island rooted in the nineteenth-century Ecclesiological Movement. Tudor Revival was less common in church architecture, which makes the building unusual.
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 05000270, listed April 6, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Rushmore Ave. bet Roslyn Ave. and Glen Cove Ave., Carle Place |
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| County | Nassau County |
| Listed | April 6, 2005 |
| Reference number | 05000270 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1926 |
| Architect / builder | Edward Wickey (contractor named in the church's contract for construction) |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a religious facility (St. Mary's Episcopal Church); the form reports a high degree of integrity. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.75117, -73.60924 (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.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 05000270.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7401817
- This listing as JSON
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