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

For the associated off-site chapel, see St. James Chapel (Hyde Park, New York).
St. James Episcopal Church
Location4526 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, New York
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal Church
Websitestjameshydepark.org
History
Founded1811 (1811)
DedicationSt. James
ConsecratedOctober 10, 1811
Architecture
Architectural typeChurch
Completed1844
Administration
ProvinceProvince II
DioceseNew York
Clergy
Bishop(s)Matthew Heyd
Priest in chargeThe Rev. Meredith Kadet Sanderson
Deacon(s)The Rev. Gail Ganter-Toback
Laity
Organist(s)Kyeongji Koh

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]

Churchyard

View of the east side, from the churchyard
Sign on U.S. Route 9 (Albany Post Road)

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

Roosevelt family

Other notables

References

  1. ^ "St. James' History".
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