Riverdale Presbyterian Church Complex

Riverdale Presbyterian Church Complex

(June 2013)
Location 4761-4765 Henry Hudson Parkway, The Bronx, New York City
Coordinates 40°53′45″N 73°54′32″W / 40.89583°N 73.90889°W / 40.89583; -73.90889Coordinates: 40°53′45″N 73°54′32″W / 40.89583°N 73.90889°W / 40.89583; -73.90889
Built 1863-64[1]
Architect James Renwick, Jr.
Dwight James Baum
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Stick
NRHP Reference # 82001092[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 14, 1982
Designated NYCL April 19, 1966

Riverdale Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 4761-4765 Henry Hudson Parkway in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. It was designed in 1863 by noted architect James Renwick, Jr. The church is a fieldstone building in an English-inspired[1] Late Gothic Revival style. It was substantially enlarged in 1936.

The complex also includes a stone manse, the Duff House, also designed by Renwick, and a Stick Style cottage, called the Duff or Gardener's Cottage, built in 1875.[3] In his original design for the Duff House, Renwick combined a mansard roof with gables and dormers in the Gothic Revival style.[1][4]

The complex was designated a New York City landmark in 1966,[1] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]

The congregation established the Edgehill Church at Spuyten Duyvil in 1869 as a chapel; it is now an independent church.

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  1. 1 2 3 4 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S. (text); Postal, Matthew A. (text) (2009), Postal, Matthew A., ed., Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.), New York: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1, p.347
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ Andrew W. Robins & Anne B. Covell (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Riverdale Presbyterian Church Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-12. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".
  4. ↑ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010), AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.), New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780195383867, p.873



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