FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CITY OF YONKERS ILLUMINATES ST. JOHN’S EPSICOPAL CHURCH GETTY SQUARE.
Yonkers IDA and Yonkers Downtown BID Up Light Centuries Old Church with Nearly 50 LED Lights.
St. John’s Episcopal Church Getty Square at 1 Hudson Street
(Photo Credit: Yonkers Downtown BID)
YONKERS, NY – May 6, 2022 – Yonkers Mayor and Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (YIDA) Chairman Mike Spano today announced the installation of nearly 50 LED interior and exterior lights to up light Getty Square’s St. John’s Episcopal Church at 1 Hudson Street. Funded through the Yonkers IDA and managed by the Yonkers Downtown BID, the project provides additional lighting and beautification to the center of the City’s revitalized downtown.
“St. John’s Episcopal Church is one of the cornerstones to Yonkers’ earliest years as a city, dating back over 300 years,” said Mayor Spano. “We are literally shining a light on the beautiful architecture and majesty of this sacred church and its place in our history. I am thankful to the Yonkers Downtown BID and staff and clergy of St. John’s for their dedication to this project so we can further revive the Yonkers business district.”
St. John's Church is a distinguished church building designed in 1872 by the architect Edward Tuckerman Potter. Part of the earlier 1752 Colonial church is preserved and incorporated in the 1872 church, thereby being one of the earliest examples of historic preservation in America. The original church was funded by Frederick Philipse II, Lord of the Manor of Philipsburg, one of the most important manors in New York State. This architectural fabric is the oldest stone Episcopal Church in New York State.
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