Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church

Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church, is an historic church at 88 Hanson Place between South Oxford Street and South Portland Avenue in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, which was built in 1857-60 as the Hanson Place Baptist Church. It was designed by George Penchard in the Early Romanesque Revival style. The building, which is constructed of brick on a brick foundation covered in stucco, features an entrance portico topped by a steeply pitched pediment supported by four Corinthian columns, while the side facade on South Portland features pilasters. The building's interior and exterior were restored in the 1970s. It has been a Seventh-day Adventist church since 1963.[2][3][4]

Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church
(2013)
Location88 Hanson Pl., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°41′7″N 73°58′26″W
Built1857-60
ArchitectGeorge Penchard
Architectural styleEarly Romanesque, Classical revival
NRHP reference No.80002631[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 23, 1980
Designated NYCLOctober 13, 1970

The church was designated a New York City landmark in 1970, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1][3]

The noted 1864 Baptist hymn, "Hanson Place," by Robert Lowry, was named after this church.

See also
  • List of New York City Landmarks
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York

References

Notes

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "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 Framberger, David J.; Olshansky, Joan R. & Spencer-Ralph, Elizabeth (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hanson Place Seventh Day Adventist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying four photographs
  3. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1. pp.245=46
  4. White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot & Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7. p.638
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