National Register of Historic Places

New Utrecht Reformed Church and Buildings

New York, Kings County, New York
Listed
April 8, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80002634

About this property

New Utrecht Reformed Church is the fourth oldest Reformed Church in America congregation and is located in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York. The church was established in 1677 by ethnic Dutch residents in the town of New Utrecht, Brooklyn, several years after the English took over New Netherland. It is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, a Protestant denomination. The cemetery was consecrated in 1654; 1300 dead are interred there. The Liberty Pole, the sixth on the site of the present church, was originally erected in 1783 at the end of the Revolutionary War to harass departing British troops. The present church was built in 1828 of stones taken from the original church, built in 1700. Construction was supervised by US Army engineer, Rene Edward De Russy, who led the construction of Fort Hamilton at New York harbor. The parish house was built in 1892 and the parsonage in 1906. The church was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1966; the parish house and the cemetery received landmark status in 1998. Both the church and the cemetery are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

18th Ave. and 83rd St.
New York, Kings County, New York
40.60845, -74.00053

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When was New Utrecht Reformed Church and Buildings listed on the National Register?

New Utrecht Reformed Church and Buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1980.

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New Utrecht Reformed Church and Buildings is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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