Construction of St. Patrick's Catholic Church was completed in 1904 after the congregation had previously met for Mass in Preston Kellams Hall in a private residence across Church Street. Funds were raised to build a new church, and the first Mass was celebrated in the unfinished building on Christmas 1903, with parishioners seated on planks resting on kegs of nails. The church was originally situated on the steep hill behind the current post office, but to improve access it was placed on timbers and moved to this location in 1930. In the early years, priests took the train from Callicoon to Long Eddy and stayed overnight on Saturday with parishioners. St. Patrick's was one of the mission churches that arose in many nearby towns and hamlets and was staffed by Franciscan Friars who lived and taught at St. Joseph's Seraphic Seminary in Callicoon, and it was fondly called "the pearl of the mission."