Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow

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17th-century church Reformed church historic church stone church building

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	17th-century church → Reformed church → historic church → stone church building →
architecturalStyle	Dutch Colonial →
associatedWith	American Gothic literature → Sleepy Hollow folklore →
burialPlaceOf	early Dutch settlers of the Hudson Valley → members of the Philipse family →
country	United States →
currentUse	guided tours → seasonal worship services → weddings →
denomination	Dutch Reformed Church → Reformed Church in America →
describedByAuthor	Washington Irving →
describedIn	"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" →
famousFor	association with the Headless Horseman legend → being one of the oldest existing churches in New York State →
floorPlan	rectangular nave →
founder	Frederick Philipse I →
hasBellTower	yes →
hasGraveyard	Old Dutch Burying Ground →
hasPart	burial ground → churchyard →
heritageDesignation	U.S. National Historic Landmark → U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing →
heritageStatus	one of the oldest existing churches in the United States →
inception	circa 1685 → late 17th century →
locatedIn	Sleepy Hollow, New York → Westchester County, New York → state of New York →
locatedNear	Pocantico River → 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 → historic interpretation → religious services → tourism →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery ("Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow churchyard") →	adjacentTo
Sleepy Hollow, New York →	hasLandmark
Headless Horseman ("Old Dutch Church and churchyard") →	haunts
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery →	nearby
Philipsburg Manor →	nearbyAttraction
Sleepy Hollow, New York →	religiousSite
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery ("Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow churchyard") →	separatedFrom