St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Yaphank, New York)
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church is a historic church on East Main Street in
Yaphank, New York Yaphank () is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 5,945 at the time of the 2010 census. Yaphank is located in the south part of the Town of Brookhaven. It is served by the ...
. The church was built on land formerly owned by James Huggins Weeks, who was a Yaphank resident since 1827, and a former President of the
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between 1847 and 1850.HISTORIC YAPHANK WALKING TOUR by the Yaphank Historical Society (Longwood's Journey)
/ref> It was built in 1853 and was built to resemble The Old Grace Church in
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. An extension on the east side of the church was added later on, but otherwise, it remains largely unchanged. The church was added to the
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in 1988.


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Saint Andrews Episcopal Church and Cemetery (Longwood's Journey)St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Yaphank.org)
Episcopal church buildings in New York (state) Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Carpenter Gothic church buildings in New York (state) Churches completed in 1853 19th-century Episcopal church buildings Churches in Suffolk County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk County, New York 1853 establishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-Anglican-church-stub