Bay Ridge United Methodist Church

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Bay Ridge United Methodist Church
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Location7002 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates 40°38′1″N74°1′28″W / 40.63361°N 74.02444°W / 40.63361; -74.02444 Coordinates: 40°38′1″N74°1′28″W / 40.63361°N 74.02444°W / 40.63361; -74.02444
Arealess than one acre
Built1899
Architect Kramer, George W. [1] [2]
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 99001132 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 9, 1999

Bay Ridge United Methodist Church, originally known as Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, was a historic Methodist church at 7002 Fourth Avenue and Ovington Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, New York.

It was designed by architect George W. Kramer. [1]

It was built in 1899 in the Romanesque Revival style. It was built of green serpentine stone and trimmed in brown stone. It featured a four-stage, crenelated clock tower. Also on the property was the contributing Sunday School building built in 1926–1927. [3]

The church was demolished October 21, 2008. [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Profile: Bay Ridge United Methodist Church", archinform.net
  3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Kathleen A. Howe (January 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bay Ridge United Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying 10 photographs
  4. Muessig, Ben, "Green Church is gone", The Brooklyn Paper , October 23, 2008

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