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The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow (Dutch: Oude Nederlandse Kerk van Sleepy Hollow), listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Dutch Reformed Church (Sleepy Hollow), is a 17th-century stone church located on Albany Post Road (U.S. Route 9) in Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States.
- The Rev. Jeffrey Gargano
- Reformed Church in America
- Only used for special occasions
Grounds close at 4:30 pm, no entry after 4:30. Founded around 1685, this is the church and churchyard that appear in Washington Irving’s short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”. It is often confused with the adjacent but separate Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Meanwhile the Old Dutch Church in the valley of Sleepy Hollow was eclipsed by new houses of worship that were springing up along Broadway. The newly established Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, with its grand monuments and polished granite, began to overshadow the prosaic stones in the Old Dutch Grave Yard.
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Aug 3, 2010 · The oldest existing church in New York, the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow (also known as the Dutch Reformed Church) and its two-and-a-half-acre colonial-era burying ground served as...
Jul 14, 2023 · Visiting the Old Dutch Church . If you want to visit the Old Dutch Church during your visit to Sleepy Hollow, staying at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel is a wise decision. The hotel is 2.3 miles away from the church. The drive is straight down Broadway, allowing you to be there in less than 10 minutes.
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Apr 13, 2022 · The church is recognized as the oldest extant church in New York and a National Historic Landmark. The Old Dutch Burying Ground, which surrounds it on three acres, is believed to predate the church. Washington Irving is buried just up the hill, in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery adjacent.
Mar 7, 2021 · The church is located on the west side of the Albany Post Road, modern-day US Route 9, on a hillside about a hundred yards north of where the road crosses the Pocantico River.
