All Saints' Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in

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. It was added to the

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in 2002. John David Ogilby, whose summer estate and family home in Ireland were the namesakes of Briarcliff Manor, founded the church in 1854. The church was built on Ogilby's summer estate in Briarcliff Manor.

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designed the church building, which was constructed from 1848 to 1854 and expanded in 1911. The church has several memorial windows, including one by

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and a rose window by Frederick Wilson of

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History

The church's opening service was held on December 13, 1854, and Ogilby donated the church's current building and grounds in 1863. He gave the church its first name, "All Saints' Church, Brier Cliff, Sing Sing, N. Y.", naming his property Brier Cliff after his family home in Ireland. In 1910, the church building was enlarged to the present cruciform shape, and it was consecrated on November 1, 1911. In 1945, the church purchased property to the north and east of the building; a parish hall was built there in 1949 and dedicated on January 29, 1950. In the 2000s, photographer Mark Sadan (not associated with All Saints' in any way) informally led the Sunday Photo Group, which had about 24 members and met at All Saints', on the second Sunday of each month. In late 2006, the church was featured on '' Nightline'' and ''

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'' for hosting U2charists,

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s accompanying U2 songs; the church has held two such services. The church estimated that of the people to attend one of their U2charists, 70 percent were visitors. Notable rectors include

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and

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. Hazzard was the founder of Hope Farm, and was a football player and coach, as well as a minister, dairy farmer, treasurer, and missionary in Liberia. John Adams Howell invented the

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and other naval devices; he was also a rear admiral in the US Navy.

Design

The church building was designed by architect

and built between 1848 and 1854. The church was modeled on Saint Andrew's in Bemerton, England, and it is an example of the modest English Gothic parish church popular in the region during the mid-19th century. The building was originally designed with a simple rectangular

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with a high-pitched slate-covered gable roof and exterior walls of random-coursed

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ashlar in the Gothic Revival style. A

transept A transept (with two semitransepts) is a transverse part of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In cruciform churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform ("cross-shaped") building wi ...

and enlarged

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were added in 1911. There is a metal

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at the gable crossing. Memorial windows include one by

(1889) and a rose window "Adoration of the Magi" (1911) by Frederick Wilson of

. Also on the property is a Stick Style rectory dated to 1883 and an Arts and Crafts-style Old Parish Hall built in 1904.

All Saints' Preschool

All Saints ran a

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program for children two to five years old. The program involved spiritual and ethical teaching, class trips, and activities including gym, music, playground, art, cooking, and drama.

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All Saints' Episcopal Church
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York Briarcliff Manor, New York Episcopal church buildings in New York (state) Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Westchester County, New York Richard Upjohn church buildings Gothic Revival church buildings in New York (state) Churches completed in 1853 19th-century Episcopal church buildings Churches in Westchester County, New York

History

Design

All Saints' Preschool

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