Grace Church Complex | |
Location | Merrick and Dover Roads, Massapequa, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°40′1″N73°27′33″W / 40.66694°N 73.45917°W Coordinates: 40°40′1″N73°27′33″W / 40.66694°N 73.45917°W |
Built | 1844 |
Architect | Floyd, Elbert |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 83001713 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 30, 1983 |
The Grace Church Complex, saw its 175th anniversary in 2019, is a historic Episcopal church complex in Massapequa, Nassau County, New York. The complex consists of the church, surrounding parish cemetery, the Floyd-Jones family cemetery, and the DeLancey Floyd-Jones Free Library. The small church was built in 1844 by Elbert Floyd-Jones and remodeled in 1905. It is a frame structure on a brick foundation and consists of a vestibule, nave, and chancel. It is in the Gothic Revival style and features a square bell tower with modest spire. The church also has Tiffany glass windows added during the remodeling. [2] Sometime after 1983, the old Grace Church was given to the Historical Society of the Massapequas.
The DeLancey Floyd-Jones Free Library was built in 1896 and is a two-by-two-bay one-room structure that served as the only public library in Massapequa for 60 years. The library was founded and built by DeLancey Floyd-Jones (1826–1902). [2] Initially, the library, which Col. Floyd-Jones gave to Massapequa along with an endowment, was open three days a week and had enough space on its shelves to accommodate up to 2,500 books. [3]
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