Old St. Peter's Church
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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. 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).
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.
The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973 with reference number 73001292. 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. 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.
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
church and cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
at Oregon Road and Locust Avenue in Van Cortlandtville
Cortlandt, New York
Cortlandt is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census.The Town of Cortlandt is in the northwest part of the county...
, Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
. 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
Elmsford Reformed Church and Cemetery
Elmsford Reformed Church and Cemetery is a historic Dutch Reformed church / meeting house and cemetery at 30 S. Central Avenue in Elmsford, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1783 and is a two story, wood frame building. It is constructed of hand-hewn beams, shingles, and hand-wrought...
was built in 1783 and is a close replica. 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).
The church served as a military hospital during 1781-1782. The cemetery includes graves of eight French soldiers, from Rochambeau
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Marshal of France Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a French nobleman and general who participated in the American Revolutionary War as the commander-in-chief of the French Expeditionary Force which came to help the American Continental Army...
's army, who died there.
The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1973 with reference number 73001292. 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. 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.