St. Paul ' S Lutheran Church Historic District
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NPS Form 10-900 __ _J)MIUlo.• 024-0018 (Oct. 1990) RECE\VED- 2280 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service r ! JUL 2 5 Z0\4 National Register of Historic Places ' -·J fl ECISTE Of HISlOfll CPLACES Registration Form L ~I,. f.10 ~~~-~AR:(SE!Wlf!..- This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A)_ Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "NIA" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items, • 1. Name of Property: historic name St. Paul's Lutheran Church Historic District other names/site number Schoharie United Presbyterian Church 2. Location street & number 312-314 Main St. and Cemetery Lane D not for publication city or town Schoharie ~ vicinity state New York code --NY -- county Schoharie code 095 zip code 12157 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I certify that this 0 nomination D request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property x meets D does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant nationally (]] statewide D locally. D See continuation sheet for additional comments. -tf) ~0 7/ll / Date State or Federal a enc and bureau In my opinion, the property D meets D does not meet the National Register criteria. D See continuation sheet for additional comments. Signature of certifying official/Title Date Date of Action entered in the National Register. D See continuation sheet. D determined eligible for the National Register. D See continuation sheet. D determined not eligible for the National Register. D removed from the National Register. D other, (explain:) St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Historic Distrcit Schoharie County, New York Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) X private building(s) Contributing Noncontributing □ □ public-local X district 3 1 buildings □ □ public-State site 1 0 sites □ □ public-Federal structure 0 0 structures □ □ object 0 0 objects □ 4 1 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) listed in the National Register N/A 1 (Old Lutheran Parsonage) 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) RELIGION: Religious Facility RELIGION: Religious Facility FUNERARY: Cemetery FUNERARY: Cemetery DOMESTIC: Single Dwelling DOMESTIC: Single Dwelling DOMESTIC: Single Dwelling RECREATION & CULTURE: Museum 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) EARLY REPUBLIC: Federal (Church and Manse) foundation Stone (sanctuary, parsonage, manse). COLONIAL (Old Lutheran Parsonage) walls Brick (sanctuary), Wood (parsonage, manse) roof Slate (sanctuary), Wood (parsonage) Metal (manse) other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) See continuation Sheet St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Historic Distrcit Schoharie County, New York Name of Property County and State 8 Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the (Enter categories from instructions) property for National Register listing.) ARCHITECTURE X A Property is associated with events that have made SETTLMENT/EXPLORATION □ a significant contribution to the broad patterns of SOCIAL HISTORY our history. ART B Property is associated with the lives of persons □ significant in our past. X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics □ of a type, period or method of construction or Period of Significance represents the work of a master, or possesses 1743-1964 high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, Significant Dates □ information important in prehistory or history. 1743, 1795, 1801, 1836, 1896, 1959 Criteria considerations (mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Significant Person Property is: (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) □X A owned by a religious institution or used for N/A religious purposes. B removed from its original location. Cultural Affiliation □ N/A C a birthplace or grave. □ ____________________________________________________ X D a cemetery. □ E a reconstructed building, object or structure. Architect/Builder □ N/A F a commemorative property. □ □ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data preliminary determination of individual listing (36 x State Historic Preservation Office □ CFR 67) has been requested Other State agency previously listed in the National Register Federal agency B previously determined eligible by the National Local government Register University designated a National Historic Landmark Other B recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: # recorded by Historic American Engineering □ Record # St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Historic District Schoharie County, New York Name of Property County and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of property 16.41 acres UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 1 3 Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 2 4 X See continuation sheet □ Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Arlene Price & Travis Bowman (NYS OPRHP) organization Ruling Elder, Schoharie United Presbyterian Church date March 18, 2014 street & number telephone ____________________ city or town ________________________________ state zip code Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name Albany Presbytery street & number 1915 5th Avenue telephone city or town Troy state NY zip code 12180 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.470 et seq.) Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this from to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. OMB No. 1024-0018, NPS Form United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Historic District CONTINUATION SHEET Schoharie County, New York Section number 7 Page 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Narrative Description: The St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Historic District is composed of the former St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, an 1801 manse, St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, a non-contributing educational center, and the old Lutheran Parsonage. Together, they make up a discontiguous historic district in the village of Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York. The sanctuary and manse occupy an irregularly shaped, 1.7 acre plot fronting Main Street (NY Route 30), aligned roughly northwest to southeast. The cemetery occupies a larger (13.6 acre) irregularly