Russell Sage Memorial Church | |
Location: | 1324 Beach Twelfth St., New York, New York |
Coordinates: | 40.6094°N -73.7475°W |
Built: | 1910 |
Architect: | Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson; Olmsted Brothers |
Architecture: | Late Gothic Revival, Neo-Gothic style |
Added: | September 22, 1986 |
Refnum: | 86002678 |
The First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway, formerly known as the Russell Sage Memorial Church, is a historic Presbyterian church in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens in New York City. It was commissioned by Olivia Slocum Sage as a memorial to her late husband, Russell Sage (1816–1906), as they used to summer in the area. She also commissioned a large, memorial stained glass window of a landscape, designed by Tiffany Studio.
Designed by the architect Ralph Adams Cram (1863–1942), the church was built between 1908 and 1910 and is a Neo-Gothic-style building laid out in a traditional cruciform plan. It is constructed of brick with concrete trim and a steeply sloping slate-covered roof. Connected to the church are a parish hall and manse. The surrounding landscape, designed by the Olmsted Brothers, is a contributing element to its designation of historic significance.[1]
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.