The Chapel Restoration

A Hudson Valley Historic and Cultural Landmark

45 Market St., Cold Spring, NY, 10516

845-265-5537

https://www.chapelrestoration.org

Facebook: @chapelrestoration

The Chapel Restoration is an 1833 historic landmark on the banks of the Hudson available for weddings and private events, and renowned as a cultural venue offering world-class classical, rock, jazz, roots and folk music, lectures, and literary readings by award-winning authors.

The original building was the first Catholic Church north of Manhattan, and the land and funds to build it were donated by the owner of the Foundry, Gouverneur Kemble. The building, built in a Greek Revival style, was designed by Thomas Kelah Wharton, a then 19 year old immigrant from England. Test firing of cannons at the neighboring foundry greatly damaged chapel walls, and Captain Robert P. Parrott, then in charge, paid for repairs. Victorian additions altered the building’s integrity, and the coming of the railroad cut it off from the life of the town. Abandoned in 1906, it fell victim to the forces of nature and time. Ravaged by fire in 1927, it was a ruin until 1971, when, when, in the words of The New York Sunday News, “A Methodist, a Lutheran, a Jew, a Presbyterian or two, a scattering of Episcopalians and a handful of Catholics,” including actress Helen Hayes, came together, to buy it from the Archdiocese and undertake its restoration. 

Today the organization that runs it curates several series of world class events in this historic, boutique-scale venue. Year round we enjoy their Restoration Roadhouse music series, classical concerts, jazz ensemble series, and readings.