Brighton Heights Reformed Church

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Brighton Heights Reformed Church
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Location320 St. Marks Place, Staten Island, New York
Coordinates 40°38′29″N74°4′43″W / 40.64139°N 74.07861°W / 40.64139; -74.07861
Built1866
ArchitectJohn Correja
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 82003399 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1982
Designated NYCLOctober 12, 1967

Brighton Heights Reformed Church is a Dutch Reformed church at 320 St. Marks Place in St. George, Staten Island, New York City. It is the second of two church buildings that have stood on the site.

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The AIA Guide to New York City (1978) states that the original church was built in 1866, [2] although the construction for the previous location began in 1818, and became independent in 1823, with one of its founding members being Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins. [3]

The original building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] The current structure is not the one added to the NRHP. The original structure was destroyed in an accidental fire in the 1990s.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City , rev. ed. (New York: Collier Books, 1978), p. 538
  3. "Our Church History". Brighton Heights Reformed Church. Retrieved 2 August 2015.