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The Denton House is a historic building in New Hyde Park, New York, within the Town of North Hempstead. Built in 1795 as a farmhouse, it was converted in the 1860s to a Georgian-style mansion. It is currently a McDonald's restaurant.
History. The building was built as a farmhouse for the family of Joseph Denton in 1795. The owners were descendants of Richard Denton, a Presbyterian minister who immigrated in 1630 and a founder of the town,[1] and his son, colonist Daniel Denton.
1 de ago. de 2023 · Denton’s unyielding stance for Presbyterian polity and his unswerving zeal to see it implemented in the New World calls for a reiteration of our initial point: the history of the Presbyterian church in America begins in the wilderness of the 1630s, not Philadelphia in 1706.
In 1790 a 20 X 30 foot Methodist meeting house was built on land donated by Isaac Denton. Benjamin Abbott, the first preacher, rode a 300-mile circuit on horseback to reach his widely spread Long Island parishioners. The intersection became known as Parson's Corners. THE PEARSALLS.
30 de may. de 2023 · Built in 1795 as a family dwelling, it once served as the farmhouse of Joseph Denton, a descendent of Rev. Richard Denton, one of the founders of the town of Hempstead, New York. The house served a variety of functions over the years, including a funeral home and a string of restaurants.
13 de nov. de 2014 · The Rev. Richard Denton, who came to America from England in 1630 with John Winthrop, the first colonial governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, founded Christ’s First Presbyterian Church in Hempstead after sailing from Stamford.
Reverend Richard Denton proved restless upon arrival, moving between the early religious communities until he eventually founded his own on Long Island. Richard went first to Watertown, Massachusetts, initially known as the Saltonstall Plantation.
