- Cuyler Presbyterian Church
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Cuyler Presbyterian Church
Former Cuyler Presbyterian Church, February 2011
Location: 358-360 Pacific St., Brooklyn, New York Coordinates: 40°41′12″N 73°59′11.3″W / 40.68667°N 73.986472°WCoordinates: 40°41′12″N 73°59′11.3″W / 40.68667°N 73.986472°W Area: 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) Built: 1892 Architect: Sargent, Edward A. Architectural style: Greek Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 01000253[1] Added to NRHP: March 23, 2001 Cuyler Presbyterian Church, also known as Cuyler Chapel and Cuyler Presbyterian Church and Parsonage, is a historic Presbyterian church at 358-360 Pacific Street in Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was designed by noted architect Edward Sargent (1842 – 1914). It was built in 1892 and is a two story rectangular plan building with a steeply pitched, slate covered gable roof and molded terra cotta copings. It was converted to a private residence in the early 1980s. The former parsonage was built c. 1851 and is a Greek Revival style dwelling.
The church served as the cornerstone for the Mohawk community of Boerum Hill, formerly known as North Gowanus.[2] The Mohawk called their neighborhood "Little Caughnawaga," after their homeland. For nearly 50 years, most Mohawk in New York lived within 10 square blocks; they were from Kahnawake, a reserve in Quebec, Canada. The men were ironworkers on the bridge and skyscraper projects of New York. The women, some of whom had gone to New York separately for economic opportunity, and others who were wives and mothers, worked in a variety of jobs, as well as creating the community for their families.[3]
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
Parsonage
See also
- Theodore L. Cuyler
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Kathleen A. Howe (November 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Cuyler Presbyterian Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3052. Retrieved 2011-03-19. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3053.
- ^ Article about Reaghan Tarbell, To Brooklyn and Back: A Mohawk Journey, PBS, 2 November 2009, accessed June 2010
External links
- National Park Service, Cuyler Presbyterian Church feature article for National American Indian Heritage Month
- Reaghan Tarbell, To Brooklyn and Back: A Mohawk Journey, PBS, 2 November 2009, documentary about the Mohawk women who created community in North Gowanus, Brooklyn during the first half of the 20th century
Categories:- Presbyterian churches in New York
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- Religious buildings completed in 1892
- 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings
- Churches in Brooklyn
- Kings County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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