1128 & 1134 St. James Ct.
In 1905 Holy Redeemer Church was filled to capacity.
Rev. Alois Zitterl, approached the Ramsay family about building a new church.
James Bowen Ramsay and his sister, Sarah Ramsay del Frato, donated six lots of their farmland
in Greenbush. The lots were part of the 56-acre estate along S. Mills St. originally purchased
by their grandfather, James Bowen, from Seth Van Bergen.
Rev. Zitterl named the parish after James Ramsay in honor of his donation.
The first building completed on February 3, 1905 was a two story structure housing the
Church on 1st floor and a four room school on the 2nd floor.
By the end of 1912 the parish had tripled in size and it was time to build a new Church. On June 15, 1924 the current St. James was completed.
