Congregational Church of the Evangel

Congregational Church of the Evangel is a historic Congregational church at 1950 Bedford Ave. in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built in 1916-1917 and is an asymmetrically massed Late Gothic Revival style building. It is constructed of gray-green random quarry faced ashlar with cast stone trim, a variegated slate roof, copper gutters, and stained and leaded glass windows. The building consists of a nave with steeply pitched gable roof, low sidewall with engaged buttresses, a gabled side porch, a square bell tower, and a small gabled office annex. The chancel's elaborate furnishings and Tiffany glass windows were installed in 1927.[2]

Congregational Church of the Evangel
September 2012
Location1950 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°39′26.74″N 73°57′23.67″W
AreaLess than one acre
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.09001081 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 2009

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 12/07/09 THROUGH 12/11/09. National Park Service. 2009-12-18.
  2. Kathy Howe (October 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Congregational Church of the Evangel". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 18 photos".


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