The original congregation of St. John's Church in Getty Square was formed in 1684 in what is now Yonkers as a Church of England congregation, which was officially chartered in 1693. Upon his death in 1751, Frederick Philipse II stipulated in his will that an English church be built along the Nepperhan (Saw Mill) River. His son, Frederick Philipse III had the church built in 1752. During the Revolutionary War, the church served as a neutral hospital, helping wounded from both sides. The south wall and main doors of this building were preserved through a significant renovation in 1872, an early example of historic preservation in America. St. John's is still an operating church today.
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