The Manse
South Church's 1869 Mansion
Housed in a landmarked building, The Manse extends South Church’s mission of welcome.
themanse@southpres.org / 363 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry. Parking lot behind South Church.
Holiday Market! December 13, 10 - 4 pm
Cocktail Party Market Preview December 12, 5 - 7 pm
Historic Dobbs Ferry Manse opens to the public for the first time—two festive floors of gifts galore!
Browse through vintage jewelry in the 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, in Dobbs Ferry—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. There is a parking lot behind South Church (entrance on Oak Street) and street parking available.
🎁 Saturday, December 13, 10 am – 4 pm. Free admission. Hot beverages and baked goods available.
🍸 Cocktail Party Market Preview Friday, December 12, 5 – 7 pm / $30. RSVP HERE
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 and be festive with evergreen garlands.
The Holiday Market is a first step in exploring new ways The Manse can serve the community, as well as a fundraiser for the restoration of the Manse.
Extending Our Welcome
Minister's Home Moves into New Life of Service to the Community
In Presbyterian terms, manse means the minister’s house. That’s how it’s been at South Church for over 150 years.
South 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 an exciting first step in that direction, as well as a fundraiser for the renovation of The Manse.
The first minister to live in South’s manse was the Rev. Thornton MacNess Niven, D.D., who served at South Church for 43 years. One of the most famous visitors to the Manse may have been his grandson Thornton Wilder, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of “Our Town.” Wilder was born in 1897 and rode his tricycle in the stone home.
The Manse—along with the rest of the buildings on the South Church campus—is on the National Register of Historic Places.