Brick Church Complex (New Hempstead, New York) Explained

Brick Church Complex
Location:	Brick Church Rd. and NY 306 New Hempstead, New York
Coordinates:	41.1403°N -74.0653°W
Built:	1856
Added:	September 7, 1984
Refnum:	84002947

The 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.^[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Background

The "Reformed Dutch Church of West Hempstead," originally known as Kikiat and presently known as the Brick Church, was established in 1774.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• • Visit Brick Church

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . dead . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . 2019-04-04 . 2016-07-01 . . Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ladentown United Methodist Church . 2016-07-01 . Austin O'Brien . PDF . March 1983 . and Web site: Accompanying 10 photographs.
2. Web site: Marriage Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Kakiat West New Hempstead New York 1774-1898 .
3. Web site: 2011-01-20 . Kakiat, Rockland Co., NY, Dutch Reformed Church Records: Part 1 . 2017-01-05 . Maddie's Ancestor Search.