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| Location: | Oregon Rd. and Locust Ave., Van Cortlandtville, New York |
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| Area: | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built: | 1766 |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73001292[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | March 7, 1973 |
Old St. Peter's Church and Old Cemetery, also known as St. Peter's Church of Cortlandt is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery at Oregon Road and Locust Avenue in Van Cortlandtville, Westchester County, New York. The church was built in 1766 and measures 28 feet by 36 feet. It is a wood frame building sheathed in clapboards and was restored in 1964. The nearby Elmsford Reformed Church was built in 1783 and is a close replica.[2] The adjoining cemetery, known as Van Cortlandtville Cemetery or Old St. Peter's Church Yard, contains over 1,500 graves that date to the 18th century. The largest gravesite is the Paulding Monument (1827).[3]
The church served as a military hospital during 1781-1782. The cemetery includes graves of eight French soldiers, from Rochambeau's army, who died there.[4]
The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 with reference number 73001292.[1] In an "additional documentation approval" listing, for the same reference number, the National Register included more information about the property in an expanded listing, in 2004.[5] The documentation itself, dated 2003, describes one contributing site (the cemetery) and one contributing object, in addition to the already listed one contributing building of the property.[3]