The Field Hall Foundation was incorporated in 1986 to support two not-for-profit institutions: Field Home – Holy Comforter, a nursing home, and Catharine Field Home, a residence for older women. While the Foundation formally began in 1986, its roots trace back more than a century earlier to the visionary efforts of Sister Louise Gardner Hall and Cortlandt de Peyster Field.
In 1879, Sister Louise, an Episcopal nun from Fishkill, New York, founded The House of the Holy Comforter, Free Church Home for Incurables—the only free nursing home in New York City at the time. The facility later relocated to the Bronx.
In 1887, Cortlandt de Peyster Field established Catharine Field Home in Cortlandt Manor, New York, in memory of his mother, to care for elderly women. The building became known as Field Hall.
A century later, in 1986, The House of the Holy Comforter merged with Catharine Field Home and relocated to the Cortlandt Manor campus, forming Field Home – Holy Comforter. Over time, the campus expanded to include assisted living and memory care residences, an intergenerational child care and preschool program, and a social adult day care program.
In 2018, Field Home – Holy Comforter was sold, and its assets were transferred to our not-for-profit Field Hall Foundation. Today, the Foundation continues the legacy of its founders by supporting programs and projects that enhance the quality of life for older adults and their caregivers.
The Field Hall Foundation logo is inspired by the cupola on the Field Hall Building, where the Foundation was founded.
