CHoWs - By State


New York


Caroline Setauket
Setauket, NY
Church of England, 1729
Wood
Chappaqua FMH
Chappaqua, NY
Society of Friends, 1754
Wood
Clinton Corners Creek FMH
Clinton Corners, NY
Society of Friends, 1777
Stone
Commack Methodist
Commack, NY
Methodist, 1789
Wood
Crum Elbow FMH
Hyde Park, NY
Society of Friends, 1779
Wood
Dutch Reformed, Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow, NY
Dutch Reformed, 1699
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!This is indeed the famous Sleepy Hollow of Washington Irving’s story. And the cemetery contains numerous well-known people, including both Irving and the inspiration for the heroine of one of his stories, Katrina Van Tassell, plus luminaries such as Samuel Gompers, Andrew Carnegie and Walter Chrysler.
Dutch Reformed, Stone Arabia
Stone Arabia, NY
Dutch Reformed, 1788
Stone
First Presbyterian, Huntington
Huntington, NY
Presbyterian, 1784
Wood
First Reformed Dutch, Fishkill
Fishkill, NY
Dutch Reformed, 1731
Stone
Flushing FMH Queens
Flushing, NY
Society of Friends, 1694
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!This FMH is the oldest house of worship in the city of New York and in the state of New York. In nearly 20 years, I’ve never found it open.
Fort Herkimer Reformed Dutch
Herkimer, NY
Dutch Reformed, 1730
Stone
Ft. Niagara French Chapel
Ft. Niagara State Park, NY
Roman Catholic, 1726
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!As this is on Lake Ontario at the Canadian Border, it is the farthest from all the other CHoWs (over 200 miles from any of the others). Now that it’s preserved in a state park, it’s also fixed in time – the 18th century – and yet too busy with tourists much of the time, so the colonial atmosphere is not immediately appreciable.
Jericho FMH
Hicksville, NY
Society of Friends, 1788
Wood
Matinecock FMH
Oyster Bay, NY
Society of Friends, 1725
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!This meeting house’s setting allows one to drift back in time quite easily.
Mohawk Indian Castle
Mohawk, NY
Church of England, 1769
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!Upstate New York has numerous colonial-era houses of worship with excellent settings for the atmosphere. The history in this case is unusual: The church was established through charitable donations for the religious education of local Native Americans.
New Lebanon Shaker MH
New (Mt.) Lebanon, NY
Shaker, 1785
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!Although the Shaker community in Canterbury, New Hampshire, is perhaps the best-known remaining in America, this is the only structure built by Shakers during the colonial era that is still intact. It’s now part of a small college, and surrounded by a green campus and other buildings.
Nine Partners FMH
Millbrook, NY
Society of Friends, 1780
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!One of several upstate NY FMH’s in ideally colonial rural settings.
Oblong FMH
Quaker Hill (Pawling), NY
Society of Friends, 1764
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!One of several upstate NY FMH’s in ideally colonial rural settings.
Old Stone Rhinebeck
Rhinebeck, NY
German Lutheran, 1730
Stone
Palatine St. Johnsville
near Nelliston, NY
German Lutheran, 1770
Stone
Reformed Dutch Middleburgh
Middleburgh, NY
Dutch Reformed, 1786
Brick
Reformed High Dutch Schoharie
Schoharie, NY
Dutch Reformed, 1772
Stone
St. Andrew's, Staten Island
Richmond, NY
Church of England, 1709
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!One of the oldest Church of England (Episcopal now) buildings in the entire northeastern US (1706-7), it’s in a historic section of Staten Island (Richmondville), but has been somewhat modernized, so the colonial aspect is not readily apparent, at least in its appearance.
St. George's, Schenectady
Schenectady, NY
Church of England, 1785
Stone
St. John's, Oakdale, LI
Oakdale, NY
Church of England, 1769
Wood
St. Paul's Chapel, Manhattan
New York City, NY
Church of England, 1764
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!A true modern miracle, St. Paul’s, literally just across the street from 9/11’s Ground Zero, suffered dust, and reportedly one (1) broken window. For months after, St. Paul’s served as a place of refuge for first responders and repair and rescue workers on the site. It is the oldest CHoW in Manhattan (third oldest in the city of New York).
St. Paul's, Eastchester
Eastchester, NY
Church of England, 1761
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!Although the approach to St. Paul’s might give one pause (it’s the Bronx on the south side of the NPS property), the setting itself is evocative of an earlier time.
St. Peter's, Spencertown
Spencertown, NY
Presbyterian, 1771
Wood
St. Peter's, Van Cortlandtville
Van Cortlandtville, NY
Church of England, 1767
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!Its setting in a large cemetery allows one to dream of the 18th century more easily.
Trinity, Fishkill
Fishkill, NY
Church of England, 1769
Wood


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