St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal

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at One Hudson Street in the

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neighborhood of

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. The complex includes the church, chapel, rectory, parish house, and school. The church was originally constructed in 1752, with an addition in 1849, and modifications to the front facade in 1874 by architect Edward Tuckerman Potter (1831–1904). It is constructed of rough gray fieldstone with red brick on the corners. It is

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in plan, three bays wide, with a slate-covered gable roof. The front facade features a rose window and four battered

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es. The parish house and chapel were constructed in 1890–1891 and are connected to the church. The -story, five-bay-wide rectory was also constructed in 1890–1891 and is connected to the chapel. The additions made during 1890–1891 were by architect

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(1849–1919). ''See also:'' A group of women from the church founded St. John's Riverside Hospital in 1869 to care for the poor of the parish. It was added to the

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in 1982.

References

External links

St. John's Episcopal Church website
Episcopal church buildings in New York (state) Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Churches completed in 1891 Buildings and structures in Yonkers, New York Churches in Westchester County, New York Edward Tuckerman Potter church buildings 19th-century Episcopal church buildings National Register of Historic Places in Yonkers, New York {{WestchesterCountyNY-NRHP-stub