Plymouth Church | |
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| Location | 57 Orange Street Brooklyn, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°41′57.4″N 73°59′36.8″W / 40.699278°N 73.993556°W |
| Built | 1849-50 |
| Architect | Joseph C. Wells Woodruff Leeming[1][2] |
| Part of | Brooklyn Heights Historic District (ID66000524) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000525 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 4, 1961[3] |
| Designated NHL | October 15, 1966[4] |
| Designated NHLDCP | January 12, 1965 |
Plymouth Church is an historic church located at 57 Orange Street between Henry and Hicks Streets in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City; the Church House has the address 75 Hicks Street. The church was built in 1849–50 and was designed by Joseph C. Wells. Under the leadership of its first minister, Henry Ward Beecher, it became the foremost center of anti-slavery sentiment in the mid-19th century.[5] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1961, and has been a National Historic Landmark since 1966. It is part of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, created by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1965.
The church is a member of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches.
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- ^ "Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-18. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ^ Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior