Holiday Market in South Church’s 1869 Mansion
Saturday, December 13, 10 am – 4 pm
Historic Dobbs Ferry Manse opens to the public for the first time—two festive floors of gifts galore!
Browse through vintage jewelry in pastor’s study; beautiful pottery handcrafted by Hudson River Valley artisans in the dining room; and soaps, candles, hand-printed holiday cards, hand-knit hats and more throughout the gracious granite home on Broadway—open to the public for the first time in its 150 year history!
The Holiday Market in the Manse, hosted by South Presbyterian Church, features two festive floors of gifts galore. 363 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry; Saturday, December 13, 10 am – 4 pm. Free admission. Cocktail Party Market Preview Friday, December 12, 5 – 7 pm / $30, reservations here.. Hot beverages and baked goods available. There is a parking lot behind South Church (entrance on Oak Street) and street parking available.
It will be as much fun to step inside this beautiful building as it will be to shop. The Manse’s curved mahogany bannister, library shelving and bay windows will twinkle with holiday lights nestled in evergreen garlands.
The Manse—along with the rest of the buildings on the South Church campus—is on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1869 to house South Presbyterian Church’s ministers, beginning with the Rev. Thornton MacNess Niven, whose grandson Thornton Wilder, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of “Our Town,” was said to have ridden his tricycle in the stone home.
The church convened a Manse Use Committee in early 2025 to identify new ways the building can serve the community, aligning with the mission of faith, justice & the arts that drives all its ministries.
The Holiday Market is a first step in that direction, as well as a fundraiser for the restoration of the Manse.