Christ Church New Brighton (Episcopal)

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Christ Church New Brighton (Episcopal)
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Location76 Franklin Ave., Staten Island, New York
Coordinates 40°38′37″N74°5′35″W / 40.64361°N 74.09306°W / 40.64361; -74.09306
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1904
ArchitectPurcell, Isaac; Congdon, Henry
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 04000544 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 27, 2004
Designated NYCLAugust 10, 2010

Christ Church New Brighton (Episcopal) is a historic Episcopal church complex at 76 Franklin Avenue in New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. The complex consists of a Late Victorian Gothic church (1904) and parish hall, connected to the church by an enclosed cloister, and a Tudor-style rectory (built 1879 and remodeled in 1909). [2]

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kathleen Howe and Susan Fowler (December 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Christ Church New Brighton (Episcopal)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-12-06.See also: "Accompanying 13 photos".
Undated postcard of the church Christ Church, Franklin Ave. and Second St., New Brighton, Staten Island (NYPL b15279351-104604).tiff
Undated postcard of the church