Old First Reformed Church (Brooklyn) Explained

Old First Reformed Church
Location:	126 7th Avenue Brooklyn, New York City
Coordinates:	40.6733°N -73.9764°W
Built:	1888–93
Architect:	George L. Morse
Architecture:	Late Gothic Revival
Added:	April 1, 1998
Refnum:	98000316

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."^{[1] [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.

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External links

• Old First Reformed Church website
• History of the First Reformed Protestant Dutch church of Breuckelen: now known as the First Reformed church of Brooklyn, 1654 to 1896 (Google eBook) (1896)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Old First Reformed Church in Park Slope : : History . 2011-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203920/http://www.oldfirstbrooklyn.org/pages_mission/ourgifts_history.html . 2013-10-29 . dead .
2. Web site: Early Days – Old First Reformed Church. oldfirstbrooklyn.org. 2020-03-20.
3. p.657
4. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration:Old First Reformed Church. July 1997. 2011-02-20 . Peter D. Shaver. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying four photos.