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St. Mark’s in-the-Bowery Churchyard and Cemetery
St. Mark’s Church stands on the site of the chapel built in 1660 by Peter Stuyvesant, the last governor of Dutch New Amsterdam, and its grounds are all that remain of Stuyvesant’s vast “bouwerie,” or farm. Stuyvesant was interred in … Continue reading
St Luke’s Churchyard
The Church of St. Luke-in-the-Fields, on Hudson Street between Christopher and Barrow, was founded in 1820 by a group of prominent residents of Greenwich Village who were desirous of an Episcopal church to serve their community. Construction of their church, … Continue reading
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St. Paul’s Churchyard
Located directly across from the World Trade Center site, St. Paul’s Chapel and churchyard stand in testimony to the church’s unique history and the special role it played following the events of September 11th, 2001. The chapel, which is the … Continue reading
St. John’s Cemetery
In 1890, the City of New York selected St. John’s Cemetery, located on the east side of Hudson Street between Clarkson and Leroy Streets in Greenwich Village, as a site for a new public park. The property, which was connected … Continue reading
French Church of Saint Esprit Graveyard
Founded in 1688 to serve French-speaking Protestants of New Amsterdam, the congregation of the French Church of Saint Esprit had their church near the northeast corner of Nassau and Pine streets from 1704 to 1831. Their burial ground was to … Continue reading
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Tagged churchyards, Episcopal cemeteries, Financial District, French Church of Saint Esprit, French Protestant cemeteries, Huguenot cemeteries, Huguenot Church, Manhattan, New York City Cemeteries, Protestant cemeteries, St. Mark's in the Bowery
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