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built before the revolutionary war and was a kind of Gregorian Church. The colorful interior, lit by Waterford chandeliers, is the setting for free concerts. The pew where newly inaugurated George Washington prayed has been preserved. The Actor's Monument commemorates George Frederick Cooke who played many great roles at the park Theater and finally drank himself to death at the Shakespeare Tavern on Fulton Street always conducted in the churchyard.

This 18th-century church is one of New York's oldest parishes (1665-1980). It was used as a hospital following the important Revolutionary War battle at Pell's Point in 1776, and was the scene of various military developments for the next six years. The church stood at the edge of Eastchester village green, the site of the "Great Election"(1733), which raised the issues of Freedom of Religion and Press. The adjoining cemetery contains burials dating from 1704.

As the industrial revolution wore on, the church and cemetery began to reflect the changes surrounding it. Industrial buildings proliferated, the congregation shrank and the site fell into disrepair. Descendants of the original families began to plan a restoration of the structure in the 1930's.

In 1980, the site was transferred from the Episcopal Dioceses of New York to the National Park Service. The site opened to the public in 1984 and is operated under a cooperative agreement with the Society of the National Shrine of the Bill of Rights at Saint Paul's Church, Eastchester.

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