Setauket Church To Get $3K Sacred Sites Grant For Windows Survey

SETAUKET, NY — Caroline Episcopal Church in Setauket is slated to receive a $3,000 Sacred Sites grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy to help fund a windows conditions survey, officials said.

The grant was recently announced as one of 19 awarded totaling $289,800 in funds for 17 historic religious properties in the state with support from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, according to officials.

The 1723 church was modified in 1937 by architect Richard Haviland Smythe as part of a larger 40-year project to recreate a nostalgic interpretation of colonial-era Long Island and was an attempt to rival the work of Henry Ford at Greenfield Village in Michigan, officials said.

The church serves about 900 people through activities like a food pantry, Long Island Pops and Celtic music concerts, as well the annual Setauket Country Fair, according to officials.

Patch has reached out to the church.

Landmarks Conservancy President Peg Breen said the 17 grantees serve over 70,000 people through feeding programs, 12-step groups, cultural and outreach programs.

“Our funding helps maintain important buildings which contribute to the social fabric of communities throughout the state," she said.

The Sacred Sites Program provides congregations with matching grants for planning and implementing exterior restoration projects, along with technical assistance, and workshops.

It has pledged over 1,600 grants totaling over $13.5 million to 850 religious institutions state-wide since 1986.