Church of Saint Mary the Virgin and Greeley Grove
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Church of Saint Mary the Virgin and Greeley Grove is a historic Episcopal
church at 191 South Greeley Avenue in Chappaqua
, Westchester County, New York
.
The church was built in 1904-1905 and was originally built and donated by Gabrielle Greeley and her husband Rev Clendenin as a memorial to their daughter Muriel who died young. It is a close copy of the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin at Monken Hadley, England, built in the 1400s. It includes a window from that church. The church features a crenallated tower containing a ten bell carillon
.
The accompanying Greeley Grove is an evergreen
forest that was originally planted about 1856 by Horace Greeley
as a farm windbreak. There is currently a trail that winds along the top of a ravine overlooking Tercia Brook which flows through the area. Greeley originally built a dam in the area which has since been the subject of decay and vandalism. The grove itself is home to frogs, raccoons, owls
and other species and is mostly a wetland area.
The grave of Gabrielle Greeley lies behind the church along with that of Muriel Greeley and other Greeley family members.
The church and grove were added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
church at 191 South Greeley Avenue in Chappaqua
Chappaqua, New York
Chappaqua is a hamlet and census-designated place in northern Westchester County, New York. As of the 2010 census, following a major revision to the delineation of its boundaries by the Census Bureau, the population was 1,436...
, Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
.
The church was built in 1904-1905 and was originally built and donated by Gabrielle Greeley and her husband Rev Clendenin as a memorial to their daughter Muriel who died young. It is a close copy of the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin at Monken Hadley, England, built in the 1400s. It includes a window from that church. The church features a crenallated tower containing a ten bell carillon
Carillon
A carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in a free-standing bell tower, or the belfry of a church or other municipal building. The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to play a melody, or sounded together to play a chord...
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The accompanying Greeley Grove is an evergreen
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves in all seasons. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season.There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs...
forest that was originally planted about 1856 by Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery...
as a farm windbreak. There is currently a trail that winds along the top of a ravine overlooking Tercia Brook which flows through the area. Greeley originally built a dam in the area which has since been the subject of decay and vandalism. The grove itself is home to frogs, raccoons, owls
OWLS
OWLS is a mnemonic used by general aviation airplane pilots to assess an unprepared surface for a precautionary landing.Like all mnemonics this check has become part of aviation culture and folklore.OWLS:* Obstacles* Wind direction...
and other species and is mostly a wetland area.
The grave of Gabrielle Greeley lies behind the church along with that of Muriel Greeley and other Greeley family members.
The church and grove were added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979.