Old First Reformed Church (Brooklyn)

The Old First Reformed Church in Brooklyn, New York– 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 by decree of Governor Pieter Stuyvesant, as one of three "collegiate churches."[2][3] The current church building was constructed in 1888–1893[4] 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.[5]

Old First Reformed Church
(2013)
Location126 7th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York City
Coordinates40°40′24″N 73°58′35″W
Built1888–93
ArchitectGeorge L. Morse
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.98000316[1]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 1998

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

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Notes

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2011-02-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. oldfirstbrooklyn.org https://oldfirstbrooklyn.org/history/early-days/. Retrieved 2020-03-20. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot & Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7. p.657
  5. 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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