Spring Valley in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 29, 2024

1. St. Paul's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 by the United States Department of the Interior

Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 391.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 41° 6.556′ N, 74° 2.771′ W. Marker is in Spring Valley, New York, in Rockland County. It is at the intersection of East Central Avenue (New York State Route 59) and South Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Central Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 26 S Madison Ave, Spring Valley NY 10977, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Scotland Hill Burial Ground 1749-1859 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Historic Monsey Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Town Hall (approx. 2.3 miles away); Daniel Carter Beard (approx. 2.3 miles away); Brick Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kakeath (approx. 2.4 miles away); 1700 Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); 1786 Schoolhouse (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spring Valley.

Regarding St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is a locally significant example of Gothic Revival-style ecclesiastical architecture in the Village of Spring Valley, Rockland County, representative of the frame board-and batten parish-type church that gained widespread application in the third quarter of the 19th century
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 29, 2024

2. St. Paul's Episcopal Church Marker
in New York State. This building type was in large measure popularized in the Hudson Valley region through the exertions of architect Richard Upjohn, who provided designs for prominent examples of this English-inspired church type for rural Episcopal congregations around the mid-century point — and likewise in his 1852 book Rural Architecture — and reflects the expanding influence of the Ecclesiological movement in this period on Episcopal church design. Begun in 1872, the design for St. Paul’s was provided by the architect Charles C. Haight (1841-1917), and is an early example of this New York City based practitioner’s work. Since the time of its completion, few significant and large-scale physical changes have been rendered to the building, excepting the alteration of the entrance scheme, and the interior survives with a fairly high degree of integrity and the majority of its historic period finishes. In addition to the church, the nomination includes a contributing parish hall constructed c. 1920, which was constructed using vertical board-and-batten siding in order to be visually integrated with the earlier church building.

Also see . . .
1. St. Paul's Episcopal Church (PDF).

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National Register nomination for the church, which was listed in 2008. (Prepared by William E. Krattinger; via National Archives) (Submitted on October 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Our History. According to church records, “St. Paul’s Episcopal Church began in the year 1868, when on the afternoon of July 12th the Rev. S.G. Hitchcock held a service in the little chapel on the Turnpike, located on the southeast corner of the Old Nyack Turnpike and what is now called Route 45.” (St. Paul’s Episcopal Church) (Submitted on October 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.