Old First Reformed Church

Old First Reformed Church
(2013)
Location 126 7th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York City
Coordinates 40°40′24″N 73°58′35″W / 40.67333°N 73.97639°W / 40.67333; -73.97639Coordinates: 40°40′24″N 73°58′35″W / 40.67333°N 73.97639°W / 40.67333; -73.97639
Built 1888-93
Architect George L. Morse
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 98000316[1]
Added to NRHP April 1, 1998

Old First Reformed Church – officially known as The Reformed Dutch Church of the Town of Breukelen – is a historic Dutch Reformed church at 126 7th Avenue on the corner of Carroll Street in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, New York. The congregation was founded in 1654.[2] The current church building was constructed in 1888-1893[3] and is a Late Gothic Revival style Indiana limestone building on a granite base. It measures 100 feet wide and 162 feet deep. The front facade features a 212 foot high stone tower and spire.[4]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ http://www.oldfirstbrooklyn.org/pages_mission/ourgifts_history.html
  3. ↑ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot & Leadon, Fran (2010), AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.), New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780195383867 , p.657
  4. ↑ Peter D. Shaver (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Old First Reformed Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying four photos".

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