Bay Ridge United Methodist Church
Bay Ridge United Methodist Church | |
  Location within New York City  Location within New York  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 7002 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°38′1″N 74°1′28″W / 40.63361°N 74.02444°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architect | Kramer, George W.[1][2] |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001132 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 9, 1999 |
Bay Ridge United Methodist Church, originally known as Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, was a historic Methodist church at 7002 Fourth Avenue and Ovington Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City. It was designed by architect George W. Kramer.[1] It was built in 1899 in the Romanesque Revival style. It was built of green serpentine stone and trimmed in brown stone. It featured a four-stage, crenelated clock tower. Also on the property was the contributing Sunday School building built in 1926–1927.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] The church was demolished October 21, 2008.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Profile: Bay Ridge United Methodist Church", archinform.net
- ↑ Kathleen A. Howe (January 1999). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Bay Ridge United Methodist Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 1, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ↑ Muessig, Ben, "Green Church is gone", The Brooklyn Paper, October 23, 2008
- ↑ Pogrebin, Robin (November 30, 2008). "Houses of Worship Choosing to Avoid Landmark Status". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
Further reading
- White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 725. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
Categories:
- Churches in Brooklyn
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn
- Churches completed in 1899
- 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States
- United Methodist churches in New York City
- Demolished churches in New York City
- Demolished buildings and structures in Brooklyn
- Buildings and structures demolished in 2008
- Brooklyn Registered Historic Place stubs
- New York City church stubs
- Brooklyn building and structure stubs
- New York (state) Methodist church stubs