St. Andrew's Church (Staten Island, New York)
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The Church of St. Andrew is an historic Episcopal
church located at Arthur Kill
and Old Mill Roads on the north side of Richmondtown
in Staten Island, New York.
The congregation was founded in 1708. The first church was built in c.1712 or 1713 but was heavily damaged by 1867 and 1872. The church was rebuilt about 1872 in a Gothic style of fieldstone with stop-ended chamfered red brick trim. The attached Burgh Hall was erected in 1924 in a matching style.
The churchyard contains the graves of several prominent Staten Island families, including a number of Woods, and a prominent mausoleum to the Johnston Family. It is on the outskirts of Historic Richmondtown, Staten Island.
It was designated a New York City landmark in 1967 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 2000. The original rectory
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Moore-McMillen House
.
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
church located at Arthur Kill
Arthur Kill Road
Arthur Kill Road is a major northeast-southwest artery along the South-West Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long, and runs through the neighborhoods of Richmondtown, Great Kills,...
and Old Mill Roads on the north side of Richmondtown
Richmondtown, Staten Island
Richmondtown, is a neighborhood on Staten Island in New York City, New York, in the United States.Originally known as Coccles Town because of the abundance of oyster and clam shells found in the waters of the nearby Fresh Kills, Richmondtown gained its present name in 1728 when the village now...
in Staten Island, New York.
The congregation was founded in 1708. The first church was built in c.1712 or 1713 but was heavily damaged by 1867 and 1872. The church was rebuilt about 1872 in a Gothic style of fieldstone with stop-ended chamfered red brick trim. The attached Burgh Hall was erected in 1924 in a matching style.
The churchyard contains the graves of several prominent Staten Island families, including a number of Woods, and a prominent mausoleum to the Johnston Family. It is on the outskirts of Historic Richmondtown, Staten Island.
It was designated a New York City landmark in 1967 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2000. The original rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Moore-McMillen House
Moore-McMillen House
Moore-McMillen House is a historic home located at Egbertville, Staten Island, New York. It was built in 1818 as the rectory for the Church of St. Andrew. It is a modest, two story frame farmhouse set on a fieldstone foundation with a gambrel roof. It features a small covered porch along the...
.