Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Complex
Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Complex | |
Location | 890 Flatbush Ave.Brooklyn, New York City |
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Coordinates | 40°39′0″N 73°57′33″W / 40.65000°N 73.95917°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | Church: 1793-98 Parsonage: 1853 Church House: 1923-24[2] |
Architect | Church: Thomas Fardon Church House: Meyer & Mathieu[2] |
Architectural style | Church: Federal Parsonage: Greek Revival / Italianate Church House: Colonial Revival[2] |
NRHP reference No. | 83001690[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 8, 1983 |
Designated NYCL | May 15, 1966 January 9, 1979 (expansion) |
The Flatbush Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, also known as the Flatbush Reformed Church, is a historic
History
The land on which the complex sits has been in continuous use for religious purposes longer than any other in New York City.[3]
The congregation was founded in 1654 and the original church was built under the direction of
The bodies of American soldiers who died in the Battle of Long Island during the American War are reportedly buried underneath the church structure.[7]
The cemetery is the last resting place for most of the founding families of Flatbush. The earliest legible grave marker dates to 1754. The 1853 parsonage is a 2.5-story wood-frame house designed in a vernacular style transitional between the Greek Revival and Italianate styles.[2] It was moved to its present site at 2101-03 Kenmore Terrace in 1918. The church house is a 2.5-story red brick and limestone building designed by Meyers & Mathieu in the Colonial Revival style and erected in 1923–24.[8]
The complex was initially designated a
Gallery
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Church House
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Cemetery
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Parsonage
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Undergoing repair work
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Flatbush Reformed members participating in a parade circa 1969 within Brooklyn, New York City
See also
- Flatbush African Burial Ground
- List of New York City Landmarks
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York
References
Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1. p.265
- ^ "Flatbush Reformed Church". nycago.org. The NYC Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2., pp.417-418
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7. p.711
- ^ "An historical sketch of the city of Brooklyn, and the surrounding neighborhood : including the village of Williamsburgh, and the towns of Bushwick, Flatbush, Flatlands, New Utrecht, and Gravesend : to which is added an interesting account of the battle of Long Island". archive.org. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- ^ "New York city guide; a comprehensive guide to the five boroughs of the metropolis: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Richmond". archive.org. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (June 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
External links
- Media related to Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Complex at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Facebook page