St. James Episcopal Church (Hyde Park, New York)

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St. James Episcopal Church
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View from the west, by U.S. Route 9 (Albany Post Road)
Religion
Affiliation Episcopal, Anglican
District Diocese of New York
Province Province II
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church
LeadershipThe Rev. Meredith Kadet Sanderson
Location
Location4526 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, New York, US
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Shown within New York
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St. James Episcopal Church (Hyde Park, New York) (the United States)
Geographic coordinates 41°48′3.26″N73°56′17.38″W / 41.8009056°N 73.9381611°W / 41.8009056; -73.9381611
Architecture
TypeChurch
Style Gothic Revival
Completed1844
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St. James Church Hyde Park

St. James Episcopal Church is a parish church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, located at 4526 Albany Post Road (U.S. Route 9) in Hyde Park, New York, across the street from the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. The church is associated with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, whose family estate is located 2.7 miles south of the church. Roosevelt served in the vestry and as senior warden of the church, even during his presidency, and he, his wife Eleanor, and their family regularly attended service there whenever they were in Hyde Park. [1]

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Churchyard

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View of the east side, from the churchyard

The churchyard contains the graves or memorials of a variety of notables, including several members of Franklin Roosevelt's family.

Roosevelt family

Other notables

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References

  1. "St. James' History".