St. James Episcopal Church (Hyde Park, New York) Explained

St. James Episcopal Church
Location:4526 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, New York, US
Map Type:New York#USA
Religious Affiliation:Episcopal, Anglican
District:Diocese of New York
Status:Parish church
Province:Province II
Leadership:The Rev. Meredith Kadet Sanderson
Website:St. James Church Hyde Park
Architecture Type:Church
Architecture Style:Gothic Revival
Year Completed:1844

St. James Episcopal Church is a parish church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, located at 4526 Albany Post Road (U.S. Route 9) in Hyde Park, New York, across the street from the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. The church is associated with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, whose family estate is located 2.7 miles south of the church. Roosevelt served in the vestry and as senior warden of the church, even during his presidency, and he, his wife Eleanor, and their family regularly attended service there whenever they were in Hyde Park.[1]

Churchyard

The churchyard contains the graves or memorials of a variety of notables, including several members of Franklin Roosevelt's family.

Roosevelt family

Other notables

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. James' History.