Wunsch Building

The Wunsch Building of New York University Tandon School of Engineering is the present name of the former Bridge Street Methodist Church, a former Methodist church located at 311 Bridge Street, on the east side between Johnson Street and Myrtle Avenue, in Brooklyn, New York City. The Greek Revival temple was erected 1844. It is also recorded as the First Congregational Church.

Wunsch Building; the former Bridge Street Methodist Church, the former First Free Congregational Church
Wunsch Building
General information
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Town or cityBrooklyn, New York
CountryUnited States of America
Construction started1844
Completed1847
ClientMethodist Episcopal Church of the United States
Technical details
Structural systemMasonry

The building dates back to 1847 and was the first independent black church in Brooklyn. It was also a stop on the Underground Railroad and has been designated a historic landmark since November 24, 1981.[1]

The former church was recorded in the AIA Guide to NYC (1977) as the NYU Tandon School of Engineering annex. "A Greek Revival temple in brick with wood columns and entablature: chaste, excepting the later Victorian stained glass, which is exuberant even from the outside."[2][3]

The church building is now called the Wunsch Building and houses the school's Undergraduate Admissions offices. It is used to host many social, cultural, and academic events for the school and community.[4]

See also
  • List of New York City Landmarks

References
  1. http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/gallery.php?id=32084&nr_fotki=1
  2. Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City, rev. ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978), p.368.
  3. J. Russiello, A Sympathetic Planning Hierarchy for Redundant Churches: A Comparison of Continued Use and Reuse in Denmark, England and the United States of America (MSc Conservation of Historic Buildings, University of Bath, 2008), p.381, 352.
  4. http://www.nyu.edu/public.affairs/releases/detail/2294

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