First Reformed Church (Queens, New York)
Encyclopedia
The First Reformed Church is a historic Reformed
church in the Jamaica
section of the New York City
borough
of Queens
. The church was built in 1859. The church has an early romanesque
structure that was created built by Sidney J. Young and Anders Peterson.
The asymmetrical towers, round-arched openings, and corbel tables are examples of an architectural style known as Rundbogenstil
.
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Reformed Church in America
The Reformed Church in America is a mainline Reformed Protestant denomination in Canada and the United States. It has about 170,000 members, with the total declining in recent decades. From its beginning in 1628 until 1819, it was the North American branch of the Dutch Reformed Church. In 1819, it...
church in the Jamaica
Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...
section of the New York City
New York City
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borough
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
of Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
. The church was built in 1859. The church has an early romanesque
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
structure that was created built by Sidney J. Young and Anders Peterson.
The asymmetrical towers, round-arched openings, and corbel tables are examples of an architectural style known as Rundbogenstil
Rundbogenstil
Rundbogenstil , one of the nineteenth-century historic revival styles of architecture, is a variety of Romanesque revival popular in the German-speaking lands and the German diaspora....
.
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.