South Congregational Church, Chapel, Ladies Parlor, and Rectory
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The South Congregational Church is a former Congregational
and United Church of Christ
church building complex located on the intersection of Court and President Streets in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
, New York City
. The complex consisting of a church, original chapel, ladies parlour and rectory was landmarked by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on March 23, 1983. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
The chapel was built 1851 and the church in 1857. The ladies parlor was built in 1889 to designs by English-American architect Frederick Charles Merry
(d.1900) and the rectory building in 1893 to designs by architect Woodruff Leeming
. The church is noteworthy as one of Brooklyn’s finest examples of the Early Romanesque Revival architectural style. The designers of the chapel and church remain unknown.
The location is believed to have been selected by the famous preacher and abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher
, father to author Harriet Beecher Stowe. As of 2008, it had a well-preserved façade but had been adaptively reused as an office and multi-residences.
Congregational church
Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
and United Church of Christ
United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination primarily in the Reformed tradition but also historically influenced by Lutheranism. The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957 to form the UCC...
church building complex located on the intersection of Court and President Streets in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Carroll Gardens is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The area is named for Charles Carroll, a revolutionary war veteran who was also the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The complex consisting of a church, original chapel, ladies parlour and rectory was landmarked by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on March 23, 1983. It 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 1982.
The chapel was built 1851 and the church in 1857. The ladies parlor was built in 1889 to designs by English-American architect Frederick Charles Merry
Frederick Charles Merry
Frederick Charles Merry, AIA, was an American architect active in late-nineteenth-century New York City.Merry was born in England and emigrated to the United States as a child. He worked for an architectural firm in Philadelphia before becoming principal in the New York City office of Henry Hobson...
(d.1900) and the rectory building in 1893 to designs by architect Woodruff Leeming
Woodruff Leeming
Woodruff Leeming, AIA, was an American architect who practiced in the New York area.Born 1871 in Quincy, Massachusetts, he first trained at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and later the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
. The church is noteworthy as one of Brooklyn’s finest examples of the Early Romanesque Revival architectural style. The designers of the chapel and church remain unknown.
The location is believed to have been selected by the famous preacher and abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher was a prominent Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and speaker in the mid to late 19th century...
, father to author Harriet Beecher Stowe. As of 2008, it had a well-preserved façade but had been adaptively reused as an office and multi-residences.