Old St. Peter's Church (Van Cortlandtville, New York) Explained

Old St. Peter's Church
Location:Oregon Rd. and Locust Ave., Van Cortlandtville, New York
Coordinates:41.3137°N -73.9012°W
Built:1766
Added:March 7, 1973
Refnum:73001292

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 1793 and is a close replica.[1] [2]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[2]

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  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-04-01. https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/. 2015-07-01. dead. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Old St. Peter's Church . 2016-04-01 . Lynn Beebe Weaver . PDF . June 1972 . and Accompanying photograph
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-04-01. https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/. 2015-07-01. dead. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Old St. Peter's Church and Old Cemetery at Van Cortlandtville . 2016-04-01 . Peter D. Shaver . PDF . August 2003 . and Accompanying three photographs
  3. Web site: The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route: Statement of National Significance . January 30, 2003. Goody, Clancy and Associates . Robert A. Selig . National Park Service.
  4. Web site: Weekly Announcements . April 16, 2004 . National Park Service.