St. Paul's Church National Historic Site | |
Location | 897 South Columbus Avenue, Eastchester, Mount Vernon, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°53′34″N 73°49′33″W / 40.89278°N 73.82583°W |
Area | 6 acres (24,281 m²) |
Built | 1765 |
Architectural style | Georgian |
Visitation | 11,615 (2023)[1] |
Website | Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site |
NRHP reference No. | 66000580 |
NYSRHP No. | 11941.000001 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
Designated NHS | July 5, 1943 |
Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980 |
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site is a church and National Historic Site in Mount Vernon, New York, just north of the New York City borough of the Bronx. Established in 1765, Saint Paul's Church is one of New York's oldest parishes and was used as a military hospital after the American Revolutionary War Battle of Pell's Point in 1776. The 5-acre (20,000 m2) cemetery surrounding the church contains an estimated 9,000 burials dating from 1704. The church and cemetery were designated as a United States National Historic Site in 1978 to protect them from increasing industrialization of the surrounding area.