First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway

Russell Sage Memorial Church
First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway, April 2009
First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway is located in New York City
First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway
Location within New York City
First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway is located in New York
First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway
Location within New York
First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway is located in the United States
First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway
Location within the United States
Location1324 Beach Twelfth St., New York, New York
Coordinates40°36′34″N 73°44′51″W / 40.60944°N 73.74750°W / 40.60944; -73.74750
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1910
ArchitectCram, Goodhue & Ferguson; Olmsted Brothers
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Neo-Gothic style
NRHP reference No.86002678 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1986

The First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway, formerly known as the Russell Sage Memorial Church, is a historic Presbyterian church in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens in New York City. It was commissioned by Olivia Slocum Sage as a memorial to her late husband, Russell Sage (1816–1906), as they used to summer in the area. She also commissioned a large, memorial stained glass window of a landscape, designed by Tiffany Studio.

Designed by the architect Ralph Adams Cram (1863–1942), the church was built between 1908 and 1910 and is a Neo-Gothic-style building laid out in a traditional cruciform plan. It is constructed of brick with concrete trim and a steeply sloping slate-covered roof. Connected to the church are a parish hall and manse. The surrounding landscape, designed by the Olmsted Brothers, is a contributing element to its designation of historic significance.[2]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Merrill Hesch (July 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Sage, Russell, Sage Memorial Church. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)


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