Riverdale Presbyterian Church Complex Explained

Riverdale Presbyterian Church Complex
Location:4761-4765 Henry Hudson Parkway, The Bronx, New York City
Coordinates:40.8958°N -73.9089°W
Built:1863-64
Architect:James Renwick Jr.
Dwight James Baum
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival, Stick
Added:October 14, 1982
Refnum:82001092
Designated Other2 Name:New York City Landmark
Designated Other2 Date:April 19, 1966
Designated Other2 Abbr:NYCL
Designated Other2 Link:New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
Designated Other2 Color:
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Riverdale Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 4761-4765 Henry Hudson Parkway in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. It was designed in 1863 by architect James Renwick Jr. The church is a fieldstone building in an English-inspired Late Gothic Revival style. It was substantially enlarged in 1936.

The complex also includes a stone manse, the Duff House, also designed by Renwick, and a Stick Style cottage, called the Duff or Gardener's Cottage, built in 1875.[1] In his original design for the Duff House, Renwick combined a mansard roof with gables and dormers in the Gothic Revival style.[2]

The complex was designated a New York City landmark in 1966,[3] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

The congregation established the Edgehill Church at Spuyten Duyvil in 1869 as a chapel; it is now an independent church.

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  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Riverdale Presbyterian Church Complex. April 1980. 2011-01-12 . Andrew W. Robins . Anne B. Covell . amp . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying eight photos.
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  3. p.347