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The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"Since 1665, Saint Paul's Church played a vital role in the colonial life of Eastchester, 20 miles north of New York City. Townspeople voted at the nearby Village Green; local militia drilled outside its doors. But the American Revolution changed everything. American, British and Hessian troops tore down the old wooden meetinghouse for firewood and used the unfinished stone chapel as a hospital.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/sapa/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=40.8936&b_tl_lng=-73.8267&b_br_lat=40.8918&b_br_lng=-73.8245","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Saint%20Paul's%20Church%20National%20Historic%20Site","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/sapa/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C854A64-1DD8-B71B-0B52ECD0B7FF74F2.jpg","title":"Rebecca Turner gravesite","alt":"Rebecca Turner gravesite","caption":"A former enslaved person, Rebecca Turner attended the church and is buried in the cemetery. A local elementary school is named after her.","credit":"NPS photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C854BDF-1DD8-B71B-0B4390CDF73F0CA0.jpg","title":"Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site","alt":"Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site","caption":"The church was originally a wooden meetinghouse. This stone structure was still unfinished when US, British and Hessian troops used it for a hospital during the Revolution.","credit":"NPS photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C854D01-1DD8-B71B-0BFD8F6E12195634.jpg","title":"Encampment volley","alt":"Encampment volley","caption":"History is a blast, especially when costumed Revolutionary War interpreters visit the site during a special event.","credit":"NPS photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C854E1E-1DD8-B71B-0B5371F6B5517ADE.jpg","title":"Local students gather inside Saint Paul's Church","alt":"Local students gather inside Saint Paul's Church","caption":"In 2015, local students visited the site to honor Rebecca and Benjamin Turner, two former members of Saint Paul's Church. Local schools have been named after the couple.","credit":"NPS photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C854FB3-1DD8-B71B-0B122F0939D76F23.jpg","title":"The restored church pews","alt":"The restored church pews","caption":"The pews have been rebuilt to resemble what was here when the stone church was first opened.","credit":"NPS photo","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["Arts and Culture","Live Music","Food","Picnicking","Guided Tours","Self-Guided Tours - Walking","Hands-On","Arts and Crafts","Museum Exhibits"],"topics":["American Revolution","Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite","Military","Infantry and Militia","Artillery","Cavalry","US Army","US Navy","Monuments and Memorials","Music","Religion and Spirituality","Churches","Schools and Education","Social Movements","Religious Freedom","Voting Rights and Suffrage","Wars and Conflicts","American Revolutionary War","Civil War","Spanish-American War","World War I","World War II","Women's History"],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[{"name":"Saint Paul's Church Visiting Hours","description":"From early January through late June, the site will be open Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM.   During those months of January through June, the site will also be open the second Saturday of each month, from noon to 4 PM. From early July through late December, the site will be open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"10:00AM - 5:00PM","monday":"Closed","thursday":"10:00AM - 5:00PM","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"10:00AM - 5:00PM","friday":"10:00AM - 5:00PM","saturday":"10:00AM - 5:00PM"},"exceptions":[]}],"directions":"Take the 5 Lexington Avenue (green) line to the Dyre Avenue station in the Bronx, the last stop. Proceed north to E. 233rd Street and make a right, going east. Walk several blocks. Make a left onto Provost, heading north. Provost becomes S. Third Ave. Continue north on S. Third Avenue to the stop sign on the right at the Salvation Army. Make a right at stop sign onto S. Columbus. Saint Paul's will be on your right. Walk from the subway to the site should be about 15 minutes, approximately 2/3 of a mile.","weatherInfo":"The weather in New York City is basically the same as for this northern suburb. Please visit http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.91259830500047&lon=-73.83707741599966#.Vqjtf_krKUk.","contacts":{"phone":"9146674116","email":"dho59stpaul@yahoo.com"},"visitorCenters":[],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"hamilton-grange-national-memorial","km":13},{"slug":"general-grant-national-memorial","km":15},{"slug":"theodore-roosevelt-birthplace-national-historic-site","km":22},{"slug":"stonewall-national-monument","km":23},{"slug":"lower-east-side-tenement-museum-national-historic-site","km":24},{"slug":"african-burial-ground-national-monument","km":25}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=sapa"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.622Z","alerts":[{"source":"NPS","kind":"Caution","title":"Church & under trees in high wind conditions","text":"Avoid area around the church & under trees in high wind conditions","url":null,"updated":"2026-07-13 00:00:00.0","id":"nps-D0F423F6-7996-422C-9A95-18E73A75ECB1"}],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/saint-pauls-church-national-historic-site/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/saint-pauls-church-national-historic-site.geojson"}