Old First Reformed Church (Brooklyn, New York)

Old First Reformed Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	729 Carroll St., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates:	40°40′24″N 73°58′35″W / 40.67333°N 73.97639°W / 40.67333; -73.97639Coordinates: 40°40′24″N 73°58′35″W / 40.67333°N 73.97639°W / 40.67333; -73.97639
Area:	less than one acre
Built:	1888
Architect:	Morse, George L.
Architectural style:	Late Gothic Revival
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	98000316[1]
Added to NRHP:	April 1, 1998

Old First Reformed Church (officially known as The Reformed Dutch Church of the Town of Breukelen) is a historic Dutch Reformed church at 729 Carroll Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, New York. The congregation was founded in 1654.^[2] The current church building was constructed in 1888-1891 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.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ http://www.oldfirstbrooklyn.org/pages_mission/ourgifts_history.html
3. ^ Peter D. Shaver (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Old First Reformed Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3364. Retrieved 2011-02-20.  See also: "Accompanying four photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3362. 

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)