St. Andrew Protestant Episcopal Church ARCHITECT: William H. Mesereau DATE: 1872 STYLE: English Norman, Church Set in a rolling, verdant churchyard, the Church of St. Andrew is reminiscent of a twelfth-century English Norman parish church. The church was established in 1705 by the Reverend Aeneas MacKenzie; its charter was granted by Queen Anne in 1713. The original stone church with gambrel roof was built in 1709-12; over the next century and a half, it was damaged by fires and rebuilt several times, in 1734, 1770, 1807-10, and 1867. Finally in 1872, William H. Mesereau constructed the present building using the original stone walls.

Church of St. Andrew ca. 1954 The present church is a pleasing example of the modified use of Gothic and Romanesque features in stone and brick. Its setting is magnificent, overlooking the Fresh Kills, as did its predecessor (destroyed in 1867.) The churchyard and church contain many interesting gravestones and monuments, the earliest is 1742. St. Andrew's was originally completed in 1712 and combined successfully a Dutch type gambrel roof with a Wren Type steeple. The building was destroyed by fire in 1867 and the new building while using much of the original walls, is of an entirely different style. The church and cemetery lie within the Richmondtown Restoration and will always maintain their rural setting.

Between 1954 and 1957, the Municipal Art Society surveyed historic buildings in all five boroughs to create a database of potential landmarks to preserve. Local residents and MAS staff compiled individual sheets devoted to about 200 buildings. Each sheet outlined the building’s date, location, and style and provided a description and a small photograph. This is the list of Staten Island buildings.