Reformed Dutch Church of Newtown and Fellowship Hall
Historic site · Elmhurst, New York
A New York City individual landmark designated on July 19, 1966, the church built in 1831 and the hall in 1860. LP-0138 calls it "one of the oldest wood churches in the City" and describes "a beautiful octagonal bell tower with copper roof … supported on a square base which straddles the ridge of the roof at the west end." Of the graveyard: "From the Corona Avenue side, the cemetery, with its many remaining headstones, has the appearance of a small colonial village churchyard."
History
The first church on the site was completed by the congregation in 1735 using volunteer labor, and was replaced by the present church in 1831, using the original cornerstone as part of the new foundation. In 1965 random width aluminum shingles were applied over the original wood shingles. The Fellowship Hall was built as a chapel, standing to the south and apart from the church, and in 1906 it was moved back from the street and aligned with the main church. LPC found the two buildings, considered as a group, to be "one of the few all wood church groups remaining in the City."
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85-15 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY
Photo "Reformed Dutch Church of Newtown": Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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