Christ’s Church, Rye - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Christ’s Church, Rye - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Christ's Church, Rye (formerly Grace Church), is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of New York, located next to the Boston Post Road (U.S. Route 1) in Rye in Westchester County, New York. Established in 1695, the parish is one of the oldest in the United States of America. Construction of the first church began in 1706; the present building, dating from the 1860s, is the fourth to be erected on the site.Elizabeth W. Field, Blessed by God: The History of Christ’s Church, Rye, New York, 1695–2000 (Phoenix Publishing, 2001).Charles W. Baird, Chronicle of a Border Town: History of Rye, Westchester County, New York, 1660–1870, including Harrison and the White Plains till 1788 (Anson D. F. Randolph and Co., 1871).Christ’s Church, Rye, website. Accessed on 22 December 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
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