In Memoriam – Alex. Turney Stewart
Cornelia (Clinch) Stewart commissioned St. Paul’s School in 1879 to honor her husband, Garden City founder Alexander Turney Stewart. Designed by renowned architect Richard Morris Hunt, the school opened in 1883 as a premier military preparatory academy, anchoring the community’s civic identity for more than a century.
Preservation Work Reveals the 1879 Cornerstone
Village of Garden City’s newly introduced St. Paul’s landmark option is a municipal preservation framework created to stabilize and protect the nationally registered historic structure. Preliminary work has already begun, including clearing overgrown brush to reveal the actual cornerstone laid back in 1879.
Future of St. Paul’s
The Village of Garden City acquired the landmark and its 48-acre campus in 1993 following the school’s closure. After decades of structural uncertainty, the implementation of the St. Paul’s landmark option—a municipal preservation framework created to protect the nationally registered historic structure—and the formation of the St. Paul’s Landmark Society provide a clear and sustainable path forward for the property.