246 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



The parish church is well situated on an eminence commanding a fine 

 view of the Greenburgh hills, under which flows the river Bronx, adding 

 greatly to the beauty of the picture. It was built, as before stated, by 

 William S. Popham, Esq,, in conjunction with several members of his 

 family and personal friends, The style of the building is early English 

 or first pointed, according to Rickman's nomenclature. It is constructed 

 of native stone, with dressings of the white dolomitic marble, and con- 

 sists of a nave, chancel, with sacristy attached, and porch. The nave, 

 which is 56 feet by 24 feet in the clear, with sittings for about 211, is 

 divided into four bays, the flank walls of which are pierced with couplets, 

 excepting the first bay from the west end on south side, which contains 

 a door leading to the porch. The roof is open, with rafters diagonally 

 braced. The pulpit is in the north-east corner of the nave. A font of 

 the largest size (2 feet 6 inches across the bowl stands in the south-east 

 .corner of the nave. It is circular, supported on a central octagonal stem, 

 surrounded by four detached pillars of white marble, and was presented 

 by the sisters of the first rector of the parish. The seats are open, and 

 entirely free of any charge for rent or use — the church being supported 

 by voluntary contributors at the offertory. The organ, presented by a 

 member of the vestry, is situated at the west end of the nave. The 

 chancel 20 ft. by 16 ft. in the clear, is separated from the nave by the 

 chancel arch. The choir is raised two steps above the nave, and has 

 two stalls on the south side. On the north it opens by a door into the 

 sacristy. The sanctuary, elevated above the choir by two steps, is about 

 eight feet in depth, containing an altar 6 feet by 3 feet, on a foot pace, a 

 credence shelf on the south side, and Bishop's seat on the north. The 

 chancel is lighted by a triplet of richly stained glass, the middle lancet 

 of which contains a cross within the vesica piscis; the south, a dove and 

 font; and the north, a paten and chalice. The rest of the glass, except- 

 ing the west end of the nave, which is rich grisailed, and the southern 

 windows of the chancel, which have colored borders, is plain enameled. 

 The whole of the stained glass was manufactured by Mr. John Bolton, 

 of Pelham. Over the central lancet in the chancel, and in the middle 

 of the west gable are triangular trifoliated lights, with colored glass. 



The west end of the nave, supporting bell gable, has flank window 

 couplets. Taken as a whole, we think that this simple church, in pro- 

 portion and general arrangement, might well serve as a model for a 

 country parish. The entire cost, including the glass and furnace cham- 

 ber, was $5,000. It was designed and carried out by Frank Wills, Esq., 

 of New York. 



This church was consecrated on the 28th of June, 1851, by Rt. Rev. 



