Reformed Church on Staten Island

Reformed Church on Staten Island [2]an historic Dutch Reformed Church and Cemetery at 54 Port Richmond Avenue in Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York.

Reformed Church on Staten Island
Reformed Church on Staten Island, April 2010
Location54 Port Richmond Ave., Staten Island, New York
Coordinates40°38′23″N 74°7′57″W
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1844
Architectmultiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Renaissance
NRHP reference No.04001533[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 2005

The Reformed Church was founded in 1960 and has been at the exact site since 1680. The first church was built shortly hereafter. The second church, built in 1717, was destroyed by the British during the American Revolutionary War. The third church was built in 1787. The current church, was built in 1844 in the Greek Revival style. It is a brick building set on a fieldstone foundation. The front facade features a portico with twin sets of flanking brick pilasters and a central pair of fluted Doric order columns.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Olddutchchurchnyc | Staten Island | Port Richmond". Olddutchchurchnyc | Staten Island | Port Richmond. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  3. Kathy Howe (April 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Reformed Church on Staten Island". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-06. See also: "Accompanying 23 photos".
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