Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
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Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
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57 Orange Street
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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°WCoordinates: 40°41′57.4″N 73°59′36.8″W / 40.699278°N 73.993556°W |
| Built: | 1849 |
| Architect: | Sherman Day; J.C. Wells |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000525 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL: | July 4, 1961 [2] |
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims is a church in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. It was a station of the Underground Railroad, and the pulpit of Henry Ward Beecher, its first pastor. There is a fragment of Plymouth Rock in the church.
The church was named a National Historic Landmark in 1966.[2][3]
Today the church is a member of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches.
On the grounds of the church, located at 75 Hicks Street, there is a statue of Beecher by sculptor Gutzon Borglum. The current pastor of the congregation is Dr. David C. Fisher.
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[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-18. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=378&ResourceType=Building.
- ^ Susanne Hand and Constance Grieff (December 20, 1984) (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims. National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000525.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-27 and Accompanying 21 photos, exterior and interior, from 1959, 1975, 1984, and undatedPDF (5.53 MB)
[edit] Bibliography
- Debby Applegate, The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher (Doubleday, June 2006).
[edit] External links
- Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims (official site)
- Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims site on "Aboard the Underground Railroad", National Park Service tour list
- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887), at the Lincoln Institute's Mr. Lincoln and New York
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