St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Mt. Kisco, New York) Explained

St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Location:Jct. of N. Bedford Rd. and E. Main St., Mt. Kisco, New York
Coordinates:41.2072°N -73.7264°W
Built:1913
Architect:Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue[1]
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:November 21, 1991
Refnum:91001725

St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church at the junction of N. Bedford Rd. and E. Main Street in Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, New York. It was designed by architect Bertram Goodhue in 1907 and built from 1909 to 1913 in the late Gothic Revival style. The church was expanded in 1927–1928. It is a two-story building constructed of square cut local granite and schist. It has carved limestone trim and copings and a statue of St. Mark by Lee Lawrie.[2] Its intersecting gable roof is covered by green and purple slate shingles. A tower was added in 1919–1920. Connected to the church is a contributing parish hall.[3]

The church has an organ built by Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company.[4] Three stained glass windows were executed by the Tiffany Studio.[5]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Church Building Itself. Saint Mark's Episcopal Church.
  2. Kvaran and Lockley, Guide to the Architectural Sculpture of the United States
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration:St. Mark's Episcopal Church. September 1991. 2010-12-24 . Robert D. Kuhn. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 11 photos.
  4. Web site: Opus 1201: Saint Mark's Episcopal Church.
  5. Duncan, Alastair, Tiffany Windows: The indispensable book on Louis C. Tiffany’s masterpieces, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1980, p. 205