Elmsford Reformed Church and Cemetery, historic church in New York, United States
Elmsford Reformed Church and Cemetery is a place of worship and burial in New York that has existed since 1793. The building displays craftsmanship from that era with hand-hewn beams, wood shingles, and hand-wrought nails, while the adjacent cemetery holds graves dating to the late 1700s.
The church was built in 1793 as a Presbyterian house of prayer and adopted the Reformed tradition in 1850. The cemetery holds graves of Revolutionary War soldiers, including Isaac Van Wart who captured Major John André, marked by a monument erected in 1829.
The church began as a Presbyterian place of worship and later became Reformed Dutch in tradition. The carved inscriptions on gravestones show the language and practices of different eras, connecting visitors to the earliest residents who shaped the community.
The building itself is not typically open to visitors, but the exterior and cemetery grounds can be freely explored. There are no restrooms or facilities on site, so bring water and any supplies you may need.
The cemetery holds the grave of Solomon Utter, who built the gallows where British officer Major André was executed. His tombstone was placed by the Veterans Administration in 2016.
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