St. James Episcopal Church, Parish church in Hyde Park, US

St. James Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival parish church on Albany Post Road, across from the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. Its stone construction and squared battlements reflect the style of its 19th-century restoration, completed by 1844.

The church was established in 1811 through the efforts of Samuel Bard, physician to George Washington, who supported the creation of this parish. The structure underwent comprehensive restoration in the 19th century, with its Gothic Revival design completed by 1844.

Franklin D. Roosevelt served on the vestry and as senior warden of St. James, even while president, and attended services here with Eleanor and their family whenever they were in Hyde Park. The churchyard holds the graves of his parents Sara Delano and James Roosevelt I, his half-brother James Roosevelt Roosevelt, and four of his and Eleanor's children.

The church stands at 4526 Albany Post Road (U.S. Route 9), directly across from the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. The Roosevelt family estate lies 2.7 miles south. The grounds are reachable on foot from the road; visitors can read the gravestones at their own pace.

Among the graves is that of Nathaniel Pendleton, the lawyer who served as Alexander Hamilton's second in his 1804 duel with Aaron Burr. The churchyard also holds Morgan Lewis, governor of New York from 1804 to 1807, and Ogden Livingston Mills, Treasury secretary under Herbert Hoover.