Brick Church Complex (New Hempstead, New York)

Brick Church Complex
Location Brick Church Rd. and NY 306
New Hempstead, New York
Coordinates 41°8′25″N 74°3′55″W / 41.14028°N 74.06528°W / 41.14028; -74.06528Coordinates: 41°8′25″N 74°3′55″W / 41.14028°N 74.06528°W / 41.14028; -74.06528
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1856
NRHP reference # 84002947[1]
Added to NRHP September 7, 1984

Brick Church Complex is a historic Dutch Reformed church at Brick Church Road and NY 306 in New Hempstead, Rockland County, New York. The complex consists of the church, cemetery, school, and superintendent's house. The church was built in 1856 and has three brick elevations and a stone rear elevation. It features a large wood frame bell tower built in the late 19th century.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

The Reformed Dutch Church of West Hempstead, originally known as Kikiat and presently known as the Brick Church, was established in 1774.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Austin O'Brien (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ladentown United Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying 10 photographs
  3. ↑ http://www.dutchdoorgenealogy.com/dutch_reformed_church_marriage_records_kakiat_west_new_hempstead_new_york.html Marriage Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Kakiat West New Hempstead New York 1774-1898
  4. ↑ Maddie (20 January 2011). "Maddie's Ancestor Search: Kakiat, Rockland Co., NY, Dutch Reformed Church Records: Part 1". Retrieved 5 January 2017.


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