- Church of St. Barnabas
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Church of St. Barnabas
Location: 15 N Broadway, Irvington, New York Coordinates: 41°2′23″N 73°51′57″W / 41.03972°N 73.86583°WCoordinates: 41°2′23″N 73°51′57″W / 41.03972°N 73.86583°W Built: 1852 Architect: Renwick & Sands Architectural style: Gothic Revival, Late Gothic Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 00000241 Added to NRHP: March 24, 2000[1] Church of St. Barnabas is a historic Episcopal church complex in Irvington, Westchester County, New York. It was designed by noted architects Renwick & Sands and built in 1852-1853 in a Gothic Revival style. It is an asymmetrical, one story structure on a partial basement, with a massive 55 foot high, square, crenelated tower above the crossing. The original chapel serves as a nave of the present church. The crossing and tower with its cylindrical stair turret were added in 1863. The Luke Memorial Chapel was built in 1945. The lynch gate was built in 1899 and the parish hall was built in 1902. The rectory dates to the 1850s. Prominent members of the church included Washington Irving and General Philip Schuyler.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Peter D. Shaver (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Church of St. Barnabas". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=10883. Retrieved 2010-12-24. See also: "Accompanying seven photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=10834.
External links
- Church of St. Barnabas, at Irvington Historical Society
- Church of St. Barnabas website
Categories:- Episcopal churches in New York
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Westchester County, New York
- Gothic Revival architecture in New York
- U.S. Route 9
- Religious buildings completed in 1852
- 19th-century Episcopal church buildings
- Churches in Westchester County, New York
- Westchester County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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