- Old St. Peter's Church (Van Cortlandtville, New York)
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Old St. Peter's Church
Location: Oregon Rd. and Locust Ave., Van Cortlandtville, New York Coordinates: 41°18′49.21″N 73°54′4.23″W / 41.3136694°N 73.901175°WCoordinates: 41°18′49.21″N 73°54′4.23″W / 41.3136694°N 73.901175°W Area: 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) Built: 1766 Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 73001292[1] Added to NRHP: March 7, 1973 Old St. Peter's Church and Old Cemetery, also known as St. Peter's Church of Cortlandt is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery at Oregon Road and Locust Avenue in Van Cortlandtville, Westchester County, New York. The church was built in 1766 and measures 28 feet by 36 feet. It is a wood frame building sheathed in clapboards and was restored in 1964. The nearby Elmsford Reformed Church was built in 1783 and is a close replica.[2] The adjoining cemetery, known as Van Cortlandtville Cemetery or Old St. Peter's Church Yard, contains over 1,500 graves that date to the 18th century. The largest gravesite is the Paulding Monument (1827).[3]
The church served as a military hospital during 1781-1782. The cemetery includes graves of eight French soldiers, from Rochambeau's army, who died there.[4]
The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 with reference number 73001292.[1] In an "additional documentation approval" listing, for the same reference number, the National Register included more information about the property in an expanded listing, in 2004.[5] The documentation itself, dated 2003, describes one contributing site (the cemetery) and one contributing object, in addition to the already listed one contributing building of the property.[3]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Lynn Beebe Weaver (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Old St. Peter's Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=10761. Retrieved 2010-12-24. See also: "Accompanying photo". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=10759.
- ^ a b Peter D. Shaver (August 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Old St. Peter's Church and Old Cemetery at Van Cortlandtville". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100407. Retrieved 2010-12-24. See also: "Accompanying three photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100409.
- ^ Goody, Clancy and Associates; Robert A. Selig (January 30, 2003). "The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route: Statement of National Significance". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/revwar/pdf/Significance%20Report-Screen.pdf.
- ^ "Weekly Announcements". National Park Service. April 16, 2004. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20040416.htm.
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Categories:- Episcopal churches in New York
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Westchester County, New York
- 1766 architecture
- Churches in Westchester County, New York
- Cemeteries in Westchester County, New York
- Westchester County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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