- New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery
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New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery
Location: 630 New Lots Ave., New York, New York Coordinates: 40°39′53″N 73°53′08″W / 40.66472°N 73.88556°WCoordinates: 40°39′53″N 73°53′08″W / 40.66472°N 73.88556°W Area: 2 acres (0.81 ha) Built: 1824 Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 83001696[1] Added to NRHP: May 19, 1983 New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery is a historic Dutch Reformed church and cemetery at 630 New Lots Avenue in New Lots, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built in 1823-1824 and is a small, rectangular wood frame building sheathed in clapboard. It has a pitched gable roof and sits on a rough stone foundation. Adjacent to the church is the cemetery divided into two sections. The older section dates to the 17th century and includes burials of Revolutionary War soldiers and slaves. The present cemetery was established in 1841.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
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.
- ^ Anne B. Covell (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3115. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying six photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3114.
Categories:- Churches in Brooklyn
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- Religious buildings completed in 1824
- Cemeteries in New York City
- Protestant Reformed cemeteries
- Federal architecture in New York
- Kings County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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