Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

1789 First Methodist Society established in Putnam Valley
1834 First trustees elected
1835, March 26 Deed for land
1855 First Sunday School picnic
1856 First Ladies Aid Society
1880-1882 Carriage shed build
1891, April Present church dedicated
1956, April Methodist Youth Fellowship begun
1983, March 31 Recorded in State and National Registers of Historic Places under the United States Department of the Interior.

For further information about membership, activities and functions open to the general public, or about the records of this church, please phone 914-528-5076

Prior to the revolutionary war, four brothers moved from Eastchester to Putnam Valley. Nathaniel, Joshua, Reuben and Cornelius Tompkins
established a community at the crossing of Wiccopee and Peekskill Hollow Roads. By 1788, the settlement became known as Tompkins Corners.
In 1789, a Methodist society began meeting there in homes.
The deed for the land on which the church stands is dated April 16th 1835, and shortly after that the original church was built.
This was a crude structure with high-backed pews and a center aisle that was taken up by a large wood stove. As time passed, a more modern church structure was desired and, in 1890, the old church was taken down so that a new one could be erected. Services were held at the Old Town Hall from September 1890 to April 1891. On the last Sunday of April in 1891, the present church was dedicated. This structure has served as an active Methodist Church from that time to the present.

Street address: 729 Peekskill Hollow Road Putnam Valley, NY USA 10579 County / Borough / Parish: Putnam County Year listed: 1983 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Religion Current function: Religion Privately owned?: yes Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008 Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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