St. Andrew's Church (Staten Island)
The Church of St. Andrew is a historic Episcopal church located at Arthur Kill and Old Mill Roads on the north side of Richmondtown in Staten Island, New York.
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| Location | Arthur Kill and Old Mill Rds., Staten Island, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°34′22.3″N 74°8′50.5″W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1872 |
| Architect | George Mersereau |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Norman Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 82005078[1] |
| NYCL No. | 0399 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 6, 2000 |
| Designated NYCL | November 15, 1967 |
The congregation was founded in 1708. The first church was built in 1708–1712 and expanded in 1770. The church was used as a hospital by the British during the American Revolutionary War, and later was heavily damaged by fire in 1867 and 1872. The church was rebuilt about 1872 in a Gothic style of fieldstone with stop-ended chamfered red brick trim. The attached Burch Hall was erected in 1924 in a matching style.[2][3][4]
It was designated a New York City landmark in 1967 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] The 1818 rectory is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Moore-McMillen House.
Cemetery and notable burials
The churchyard contains the graves of several prominent Staten Island families, including a number of Woods, and a prominent mausoleum to the Johnston Family. Other notable burials include:
- Rev. Richard Charlton (1705–1777), one of the church's earliest rectors and the maternal grandfather of Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. Mother Seton's brother and sister are also buried here.[5]
- Capt. Timothy Green Benham (1793–1860), Navy Commander and father of Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham.
- Obadiah Bowne (1822–1874), member of the 32nd United States Congress and a presidential elector.
- Richard Bayley (1745–1801), first chief health officer of New York City and father of Elizabeth Ann Seton.
- Henry Crocheron (1772–1819), member of the 14th United States Congress.
- Jacob Crocheron (1774–1849), member of the 21st United States Congress.
- James Guyon Jr. (1778–1846), member of the New York State Assembly and the 16th United States Congress.
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Saint Andrew's Church". Historic Richmond Town. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- "Our History". Church of Saint Andrew. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Barry Bergdoll and Anne B. Covell (June 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Andrew (Episcopal)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying five photographs
- "Our History". Church of Saint Andrew. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
