Bay Ridge United Methodist Church Explained

Bay Ridge United Methodist Church
Location:7002 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates:40.6336°N -74.0244°W
Built:1899
Architect:Kramer, George W.[1]
Architecture:Romanesque Revival
Added:September 9, 1999
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:99001132

Bay Ridge United Methodist Church, originally known as Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, was a historic Methodist church at 7002 Fourth Avenue and Ovington Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, New York.

It was designed by architect George W. Kramer.

It was built in 1899 in the Romanesque Revival style. It was built of green serpentine stone and trimmed in brown stone. It featured a four-stage, crenelated clock tower. Also on the property was the contributing Sunday School building built in 1926–1927.[2]

The church was demolished October 21, 2008.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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Notes and References

  1. http://eng.archinform.net/projekte/37639.htm "Profile: Bay Ridge United Methodist Church"
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2019-04-04 . . Searchable database . 2016-08-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bay Ridge United Methodist Church . 2016-08-01 . Kathleen A. Howe . PDF . January 1999 . and Accompanying 10 photographs
  3. Muessig, Ben, "Green Church is gone", The Brooklyn Paper, October 23, 2008