Hoosick Falls in Rensselaer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
(1858 - present)
In the early 1800's four settlers, Dr. Salmon Moses, Hezekiah Munsell Jr., Seth Parsons and George M. Tibbets, started organizing an Episcopal Church in Hoosick Falls. St. Mark's Episcopal Church was then founded in 1833 and the Gothic Revival Style church construction was started in 1853.
The elaborate oak carving (reredos) depicting the last supper was placed behind the main marble altar in 1890. It was carved in Oberammaergau, Germany and is one of two full-relief depictions of the last supper know to exist in the world today.
Bell Tower
Installed in 1872, the St. Mark's bell tower contains the Meneely Chime of Nine Bells made in Troy, NY that can be played from a small console next to the e.M. Skinner Organ (Opus 873). The organ contains 1,373 pipes making use of its original wind system and in use today. A wrought iron railing that was in front of the church was donated to the war effort in the 1940's and a small section still remains behind the church.
Stained Glass
There are many stained-glass windows throughout the church by several makers. The Baptistry contains a set of English windows of mostly young children with local flowers and animals worked in. There is a Tiffany like window made with opalescent glass, containing multiple layers of glass, from 1899
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Erected by Hoosick Township Historical Society and Hoosik Rising. (Marker Number E.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.
Location. 42° 54.002′ N, 73° 21.026′ W. Marker is in Hoosick Falls, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is on Main Street north of Elm Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 70 Main St, Hoosick Falls NY 12090, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 walking distance of this marker: Walter Abbott Wood (a few steps from this marker); Wood Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Town of Hoosick Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Henderson E. Van Surdam (within shouting distance of this marker); Town of Hoosick War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); First Meeting House in Hoosick Falls (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Natty Bumppo (about 400 feet away); Hoosick Falls Armory (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hoosick Falls.
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This form was prepared by Peter D. Shaver of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation on November 24, 1999. The statement of historical significance begins on page 6:
St. Marks Episcopal Church (1858-60) is significant under Criterion C in the area of architecture as a representative, intact, example of Gothic Revival religious architecture in the English parish style and as a work of prolific architect Henry Dudley. In St. Mark's, Dudley accurately employed materials, structure, color, form and function typical of the Gothic mode. Dudley's design utilized the specific characteristics of the English parish church type, such as a steeply pitched gabled roof, buttresses, articulation of separate parts, and lancet windows. Unlike many of his commissions, however, he chose brick rather than stone as the building material. Enlarged several times over the next 30 years, a parish hall addition completed the complex in 1912-13. Architecturally, St. Mark's retains a high level of integrity of design, location, setting, feeling, association, materials and craftsmanship.(Submitted on June 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2026
3. National Register of Historic Places plaque for the church
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
