Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Complex | |
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| Location | 890 Flatbush Ave.Brooklyn,New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°39′0″N73°57′33″W / 40.65000°N 73.95917°W /40.65000; -73.95917 |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | Church: 1793-98 Parsonage: 1853 Church House: 1923-24[2] |
| Architect | Church: Thomas Fardon Church House: Meyer & Mathieu[2] |
| Architectural style | Church:Federal Parsonage:Greek Revival /Italianate Church House:Colonial Revival[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001690[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 8, 1983 |
| Designated NYCL | May 15, 1966 January 9, 1979(expansion) |
TheFlatbush Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, also known as theFlatbush Reformed Church, is a historicDutch Reformedchurch – now a member of theReformed Church in America – at 890Flatbush Avenue in theFlatbush neighborhood ofBrooklyn,New York City. The church complex consists of the church,cemetery, parsonage and church house.
The land on which the complex sits has been in continuous use for religious purposes longer than any other in New York City.[3]
The congregation was founded in 1654 and the original church was built under the direction ofJan Gerritse Strijker at the order ofPeter Stuyvesant.[4] The 2.5-story stoneFederal style church building designed by Thomas Fardon was constructed in 1793-98[2] and is the third church building on the site.[5] It features a stone tower with stonebelfry. The stained glass windows are byTiffany studios and commemorate the descendants of many early settlers of Flatbush. The building was constructed ofManhattan schist, and the architecture includesRomanesque features such as arched windows and doors, as well asTuscan colonettes.[5] The church's bell was imported fromHolland, and paid for by John Vanderbilt.[6]
The bodies of American soldiers who died in theBattle of Long Island during theAmerican War are reportedly buried underneath the church structure.[7]
The cemetery is the last resting place for most of the founding families of Flatbush. The earliest legible grave marker dates to 1754. The 1853 parsonage is a 2.5-story wood-frame house designed in a vernacular style transitional between theGreek Revival andItalianate styles.[2] It was moved to its present site at 2101-03 Kenmore Terrace in 1918. The church house is a 2.5-story red brick andlimestone building designed by Meyers & Mathieu in theColonial Revival style and erected in 1923–24.[8]
The complex was initially designated aNew York City Landmark in 1966, with the boundary expanded in 1979.[2] It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
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