Located in the old village of Eltingville, near the southern tip of Staten Island, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church is one of the finest examples of a mid-19th century rural church of wood construction remaining in New York City. The picturesque building, originally known as the Church of the Holy Comforter (Episcopal), was designed in 1865 by the prominent architect R.M. Upjohn. In 1872, the small church was moved to its present site and then enlarged. R.M. Upjohn was probably responsible for this enlargement which repeated the style of the original church structure.