First Presbyterian Church and Lewis Pintard House

{{short description|Historic church in New York, United States}}

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = First Presbyterian Church and
Lewis Pintard House

| nrhp_type =

| image = First Presbyterian Church and Lewis Pintard House, Pintard Ave. New Rochelle ,(French church).JPG

| caption = Side of the First Presbyterian Church

| location = Pintard Ave., New Rochelle, New York

| coordinates = {{coord|40|54|16|N|73|47|7|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = New York#USA

| area = {{convert|3|acre|m2}}

| built = 1710

| architect = John Russell Pope

| architecture = Colonial Revival

| added = September 07, 1979{{NRISref|2008a}}

| refnum = 79001648

| designated_other1 = New York State Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| designated_other1_number = 11942.000748

| designated_other1_abbr = NYSRHP

| designated_other1_date = June 23, 1980

}}

The First Presbyterian Church and Lewis Pintard House is a pair of adjacent historic buildings in downtown New Rochelle, New York, United States. The church and its adjoining manse, the Pintard House, are on a {{convert|3|acre|adj=on}} lot.{{cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Karen Morey|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Presbyterian Church of New Rochelle and Lewis Pintard House |url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=10554 |date=June 22, 1979|access-date=2009-02-10}} (includes plans and map) and [http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=10530 Accompanying 12 photos, exterior, from 1978 and 1979]{{Cite web |url=http://www.newrochelledowntown.com/pages/BIDHistWlkTrBro_092006.pdf |title=The BID Guide to Historic Downtown New Rochelle |access-date=2008-10-25 |archive-date=2012-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211084451/http://www.newrochelledowntown.com/pages/BIDHistWlkTrBro_092006.pdf |url-status=dead }} It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The First Presbyterian Church had its origins as the French Church formed by New Rochelle's early Huguenot settlers. The church is a Colonial revival structure with granite quoins, designed by John Russell Pope, architect of the Jefferson Memorial. Completed in 1929, it replaced the congregation's first church, which had been destroyed by fire.

Adjacent to the church building is the Pintard House, one of New Rochelle's oldest remaining houses. It was constructed in part by Alexander Allaire sometime before 1710. In 1765 it became the home of a prominent New York City merchant named Pierre Vallade who came to New Rochelle on his retirement. After Vallade died in 1770, his widow married Lewis Pintard, whose name came to be associated with the house. Pintard was a local merchant and Revolutionary War patriot who was appointed by the Continental Congress to provide assistance to American prisoners held in the City of New York during British control. The Pintard House was moved to its current location in 1928.Philip Ranlet, [https://www.jstor.org/pss/1988344 British Recruitment of Americans in New York During the American Revolution], Military Affairs, v. 48, No. 1 (January 1984), pages 26-28

File:First Presbyterian Church and Lewis Pintard House, Pintard Ave., New Rochelle..JPG