Riverdale Presbyterian Church is a historic

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located at 4761-4765 Henry Hudson Parkway in the Riverdale neighborhood of

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. It was designed in 1863 by architect James Renwick, Jr. The church is a fieldstone building in an English-inspired Late Gothic Revival style. It was substantially enlarged in 1936. The complex also includes a stone manse, the Duff House, also designed by Renwick, and a Stick Style cottage, called the Duff or Gardener's Cottage, built in 1875. ''See also:'' In his original design for the Duff House, Renwick combined a mansard roof with

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s and

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in the Gothic Revival style. p.873 The complex was designated a New York City landmark in 1966, p.347 and was listed on the

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in 1982. The congregation established the Edgehill Church at Spuyten Duyvil in 1869 as a chapel; it is now an independent church.

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