Old First Church (Huntington, New York)

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Location 125 Main Street,
Huntington, New York
Coordinates 40°52′28″N73°25′11″W / 40.87444°N 73.41972°W / 40.87444; -73.41972 Coordinates: 40°52′28″N73°25′11″W / 40.87444°N 73.41972°W / 40.87444; -73.41972
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1784
MPS Huntington Town MRA
NRHP reference # 85003500 [1]
Added to NRHP November 6, 1985

Old First Church is an historic Presbyterian church building at 125 Main Street in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1784 and is a two and one-half-story building with a steeply pitched gable roof. About 1900, a two-story, five-gable-roofed addition was completed on the rear of the building. It features a tall, square, five-story bell tower that dominates the center of the main facade. [2]

Presbyterianism Branch of Protestant Christianity in which the church is governed by presbyters (elders)

Presbyterianism is a part of the reformed tradition within Protestantism, which traces its origins to Britain, particularly Scotland.

Huntington (CDP), New York Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States

Huntington is a hamlet located in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The Census Bureau has also defined a census-designated place (CDP) with the same name that corresponds to the most densely populated area, however local understanding of the hamlet may differ somewhat from the census definition. The aggregate demographic and geographic data for the hamlet is also included in the data for the Town of Huntington. The population was 18,406 at the 2010 census. The central business district, called Huntington Village locally, is old and well developed, but it is not incorporated and does not have a village form of government. The hamlet of Huntington is located 37 miles (59 km) northeast of Midtown Manhattan.

Suffolk County, New York County in the United States

Suffolk County is a predominantly suburban county on Long Island and the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 1,493,350, estimated to have decreased slightly to 1,492,953 in 2017, making it the fourth-most populous county in New York. Its county seat is Riverhead, though most county offices are in Hauppauge. The county was named after the county of Suffolk in England, from where its earliest European settlers came.

The church is actually the third church of the same name to stand in the area. The original was built in 1665, soon after the town's founding at what is tody the southwest corner of NY 25A and Spring Street. The first church was demolished when its size proved inadequate, even after expansion, and the second church erected in its present location in 1715. The second church was destroyed in 1782 for use in construction of fortifications by British troops occupying Huntington. The current church was rebuilt in the same location in 1784. [3] [4]

Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery

Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery is the site of an historic cemetery, officially known as the "Old Burying Ground", and the location of a former Revolutionary War-era fort, known as Fort Golgotha, at Main Street and Nassau Road in Huntington, New York. It is located in the Old Town Green Historic District and Old Town Hall Historic District.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. ↑ NYS Parks & Recreation (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old First Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. ↑ Prime, N.S. (1845). A History of Long Island: From Its First Settlement by Europeans to the Year 1845, with Special Reference to Its Ecclesiastical Concerns ... R. Carter. p. 250. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  4. ↑ "Our Church History | Old First Presbyterian Church of Huntington, NY". Archived from the original on 2010-03-14. Retrieved 2015-01-01.

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Historic marker for the site of the 1665-1715 original version of the church, west of the current one. Huntington's Earliest Church.jpg
Historic marker for the site of the 1665–1715 original version of the church, west of the current one.


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