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Photo Essay: Briarcliff Manor's Houses of Worship

By
Managing Real Estate Broker with Howard Hanna Rand Realty License # 49FA1074963

Last year I did a blog post on the churches in Ossining. Today I'll share some of the very beautiful houses of worship in Briarcliff Manor.

This is St Mary's Episcopal Church of Scarborough on Albany Post Road (Route 9) right next to Sleepy Hollow Country Club. I love Gothic stone buildings like this.  

St. Mary's Church of Scarborough

This is All Saints Episcopal, also in Scarborough at the Intersection of Scarborough Road and Old Briarcliff Road. This is moments from my home and is another gorgeous stone structure. 

All Saint Episcopal

This is Scarborough Presbyterian. If you're seeing a "Scarborough" theme here, it is with good reason: Scarborough is one of the older parts of Briarcliff Manor along the Albany Post Road corridor, and this would be the logical place to build a church in the area's earlier days. A quick story about the bell tower- back in college in the 1980's, my friend worked a summer for an electrician, and he had to go up there for a job. Whatever had to be fixed up at the top first had to be excavated out from decades of ancient bird droppings. He decided that his father's advice to stay in college and get a degree was good advice. 

Scarborough Presbyterian

Faith Lutheran is far more modern. As different as it is, it has always stood out pleasantly. 

Faith Lutheran

Briarcliff Congregational Church is another striking old stone structure that is over a century old walking distance from downtown. A bigger building than a photo can do justice, I'll post two. 

Briarcliff Congregational Church

Briarcliff Congregational Church

Congregation Sons of Israel is walking distance from where I grew up, and I remember frommy youth how the building has grown over the decades. It is another place with a larger footprint that is very pretty framed against a blue sky. 

Congregation Sons of Israel

Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic is another stately, traditional stone building, but instead of slate the roof is tin! The front steps were just made for a wedding portrait, and I have driven past quite a few. 

Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church

I have left out Holy Innocents Episcopal, and I'll try and add that in the near future. I love these buildings, and they are one of the prettier pieces of scenery for me as I drive around no matter what the season might be. 

 

Comments (8)

Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Thanks for posting the neat images of the churches in your area. The churches are one area that an out of town real estate buyer who is searching for an area could select yours by blog posts like this first. Selling them on the area, then shifting to what they need your help with in the match making process with property listings currently on the market possessing the top ten features they are after (and the top ten they are not).

Jul 10, 2011 04:24 AM
Ralph Gorgoglione
Metro Life Homes - Palm Springs, CA
California and Hawaii Real Estate (310) 497-9407

It's so interesting to see the great old churches and then to see the modern ones.

Thanks for the pics.

Jul 10, 2011 04:24 AM
Clint Mckie
Desert Sun Home, commercial Inspections - Carlsbad, NM
Desert Sun Home, Comm. Inspection 1-575-706-5586

Hi Phil,

I like them, but how old are they? I would like to know when they were built. Some of the older churches look to be have been built in the 1800's.

Good shots.

Clint mcKie

Jul 10, 2011 04:26 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

The first two remind me of visits I've made to Wales.  Even the stone "fence" looks similar.

Jul 10, 2011 04:27 AM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Just drove by there yesterday. Thx for the background.

Jul 10, 2011 05:17 AM
Diane McDermott
Realtor®, GRI, Landis e2 Real Estate, LLC - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte NC Real Estate Market

Beautiful churches!  I actually grew up in Westchester and then Putnam county, stone buildings always remind me of that area

Jul 10, 2011 11:36 AM
Dianne Goode
Raleigh Cary Realty - Raleigh, NC
Realtor/Broker

What beautiful buildings!  And what a great idea for a blog.

Jul 10, 2011 12:59 PM
Dagny Eason
Dagny's Real Estate - Wilton, CT
Fairfield County CT, CDPE Homes For Sale and Condo

What a great idea for a blog post, Phil...    Beautiful churches in your area.    I was just down there seeing my brother in Scarborough on Wednesday night!

Jul 10, 2011 03:24 PM