Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
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The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow is a historic 17th-century stone church in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed as a setting in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and one of the oldest existing churches in the state.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century church
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Reformed church ⓘ historic church ⓘ stone church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dutch Colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Gothic literature
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Sleepy Hollow folklore ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
early Dutch settlers of the Hudson Valley
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members of the Philipse family ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentUse |
guided tours
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seasonal worship services ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| denomination |
Dutch Reformed Church
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Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Church in America
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| describedByAuthor | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| describedIn |
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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surface form:
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
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| famousFor |
association with the Headless Horseman legend
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being one of the oldest existing churches in New York State ⓘ |
| floorPlan | rectangular nave ⓘ |
| founder | Frederick Philipse I ⓘ |
| hasBellTower | yes ⓘ |
| hasGraveyard |
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
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surface form:
Old Dutch Burying Ground
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| hasPart |
burial ground
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churchyard ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
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| heritageStatus | one of the oldest existing churches in the United States ⓘ |
| inception |
circa 1685
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sleepy Hollow, New York
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Westchester County, New York ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
state of New York
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| locatedNear |
Pocantico River
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Albany Post Road ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Tarrytown, New York ⓘ |
| notableWork | setting of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfEarlyServices | Dutch ⓘ |
| region | Hudson Valley ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Calvinism ⓘ |
| roofType | gabled roof ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
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historic interpretation ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States
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nearby
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Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
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subject surface form:
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Old Dutch Church and churchyard
this entity surface form:
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow churchyard
this entity surface form:
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow churchyard
this entity surface form:
Old Dutch Church Burying Ground, Sleepy Hollow, New York