St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church is located at North Hamilton and Mansion streets on the west side of Mansion Square in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. It is a stone church in the Norman-Gothic Revival styles built in the late 19th century.Designed by New York City architect Emlen Littell, it has had additions and renovations by other well-known architects, such as Frederick Clarke Withers and Richard Upjohn. The interior treatment was done by Tiffany & Co. in the early 20th century. In 1982 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.BuildingThe church building is a one-and-a-half-story structure, three bays wide on the south (front) facade, faced in rough-cut stone. A three-and-a-half-story high tower topped with a broach spire rises from the southeast corner. The side elevations have stained glass clerestory windows.At the main entrance, heavy wooden doors hang on strap hinges inside a small projecting portico. Inside, much of the original interior remains, including woodwork, furniture, doors and hardware.HistorySt. Paul's was organized by a group of local businessmen who first met in September 1835 and elected wardens and vestry. Two years later, they built a Greek Revival church, partially funded by Manhattan's Trinity Church on the site of the present one.