National Register of Historic Places

South Congregational Church

New York, Kings County, New York
Listed
November 4, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82001183

About this property

The South Congregational Church is a former Congregational and United Church of Christ church building complex located on the intersection of Court and President Streets in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City. The complex consisting of a church, original chapel, ladies parlor, and rectory was designated a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on March 23, 1982. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 4, 1982. The chapel was built 1851 and the church in 1857. The ladies parlor was built in 1889 to designs by English-American architect Frederick Charles Merry (d.1900) and the rectory building in 1893 to designs by architect Woodruff Leeming. The church is noteworthy as one of Brooklyn's finest examples of the Early Romanesque Revival architectural style. The designers of the chapel and church remain unknown. In 1874, the Rev. Dr. Albert Josiah Lyman became pastor, and served for 41 years. The location is believed to have been selected by the famous preacher and abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher, brother of author Harriet Beecher Stowe. In the 1980s, as an example of adaptive reuse, the interior of the church complex was converted to apartments and offices.

Location

New York, Kings County, New York
40.68202, -73.99636

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was South Congregational Church listed on the National Register?

South Congregational Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 4, 1982.

What type of historic resource is South Congregational Church?

South Congregational Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for South Congregational Church?

The period of significance for South Congregational Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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