Foster Memorial AME Zion Church, Tarrytown

Name: Foster Memorial AME Zion Church
Address: Tarrytown, United States

#3 among attractions in Tarrytown

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The Foster Memorial AME Zion Church is located on Wildey Street in Tarrytown, New York, United States. Formed in 1860, it is the oldest black church in Westchester County and possibly one of the oldest in the state. During the Civil War it was a stop on the Underground Railroad. One of the church's founders was herself an escaped slave, as were many parishioners. They helped slaves either continue to Canada or settle in Tarrytown if they wished. The church has played a major role in Tarrytown's African-American community ever since. ()

Coordinates: 41°4'47"N, 73°51'43"W

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Foster Memorial AME Zion Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tarrytown Music Hall, Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns, Kykuit, Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow.

~1320 ftSE
Music venue, Queen Anne architecture
Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown
7 min walk • The Music Hall, in Tarrytown, New York, United States, is located on West Main Street downtown. It is a brick structure in the Queen Anne architectural style erected in the late 19th century.
~1510 ftSE
Church
Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns, Tarrytown
8 min walk • The Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns in Tarrytown, New York, serves both Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, New York. It was constructed in 1837 as an extension of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow to serve the Tarrytown community.
1.1 miNE
Rockefeller mansion with an art gallery
Kykuit, Palisades
29 min walk • Kykuit, known also as the John D. Rockefeller Estate, is a 40-room historic house museum in Pocantico Hills, a hamlet in the town of Mount Pleasant, New York 25 miles north of New York City.
0.7 miN
Church
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, Sleepy Hollow
19 min walk • The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Dutch Reformed Church, is a 17th-century stone church located on Albany Post Road in Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States.
1.2 miN
Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow
30 min walk • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York, is the final resting place of numerous famous figures, including Washington Irving, whose 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is set in the adjacent burying ground at the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow.
0.4 miSE
Church
First Baptist Church of Tarrytown, Tarrytown
11 min walk • The First Baptist Church of Tarrytown is located on South Broadway in Tarrytown, New York, United States. It is a stone building in the Victorian Gothic architectural style dating to the 1870s. In 1983 it and its rectory were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
~1940 ftSE
Church
Christ Episcopal Church, Tarrytown
10 min walk • Christ Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 43 South Broadway in Tarrytown, New York. Topped by a modest tower, the ivy-covered red brick church was built in 1837 and maintains an active congregation to the present day.
0.6 miN
History museum, Museum
Philipsburg Manor, Tarrytown
16 min walk • Philipsburg Manor was a manor located north of New York City in Westchester County in the Province of New York. Netherlands-born Frederick Philipse I and two partners made the initial purchase of land that had been part of a Dutch patroonship owned by Adriaen van der Donck.
0.7 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Tarrytown Light, Tarrytown
19 min walk • Tarrytown Light, also known as Kingsland Point Light and Sleepy Hollow Light, is a sparkplug lighthouse on the east side of the Hudson River in Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States. It a conical steel structure erected in the 1880s. In 1979 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
~1180 ftNE
Park, Beaux-Arts architecture
Patriot's Park, Tarrytown
6 min walk • Patriot's Park is located on U.S. Route 9 along the boundary between Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is a four-acre parcel with a walkway and several monuments. In 1982 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
0.4 miSE
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
North Grove Street Historic District, Tarrytown
11 min walk • The North Grove Street Historic District is located along the north end of that street in Tarrytown, New York, United States. It consists of five mid-19th century residences, on both sides of the street, and a carriage barn.

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Which popular attractions are close to Foster Memorial AME Zion Church?

Nearby attractions include Patriot's Park, Tarrytown (6 min walk), Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown (7 min walk), Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns, Tarrytown (8 min walk), Christ Episcopal Church, Tarrytown (10 min walk).

How to get to Foster Memorial AME Zion Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to Foster Memorial AME Zion Church:

Train

Tarrytown (8 min walk)
Philipse Manor (28 min walk)

Bus

Beekman Avenue (11 min walk)