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Coordinates: 40°40′1″N 73°27′33″W / 40.66694°N 73.45917°W / 40.66694; -73.45917
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Grace Church Complex
Old Grace Church, September 2012
Grace Church Complex (Massapequa, New York) is located in New York
Grace Church Complex (Massapequa, New York)
Grace Church Complex (Massapequa, New York) is located in the United States
Grace Church Complex (Massapequa, New York)
LocationMerrick and Dover Roads, Massapequa, New York
Coordinates40°40′1″N 73°27′33″W / 40.66694°N 73.45917°W / 40.66694; -73.45917
Built1844
ArchitectFloyd, Elbert
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.83001713[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1983

The Grace Church Complex is a historic Episcopal church complex in Massapequa, Nassau County, New York. The complex consists of the church, surrounding parish cemetery, the Floyd-Jones family cemetery, and the DeLancey Floyd-Jones Free Library. The small church was built in 1844 and remodeled in 1905. It is a frame structure on a brick foundation and consists of a vestibule, nave, and chancel. It is in the Gothic Revival style and features a square bell tower with modest spire. The church also has Tiffany glass windows added during the remodeling.[2] Sometime after 1983, the old Grace Church was given to the Historical Society of the Massapequas.

The DeLancey Floyd-Jones Free Library was built in 1896 and is a two-by-two-bay one-room structure that served as the only public library in Massapequa for 60 years. The library was founded and built by DeLancey Floyd-Jones (1826–1902).[2] Initially, the library, which Col. Floyd-Jones gave to Massapequa along with an endowment, was open three days a week and had enough space on its shelves to accommodate up to 2,500 books.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It also includes two structures that are Oyster Bay municipal landmarks.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Austin N. O'Brien (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Grace Church Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-11-20. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".
  3. ^ "Library's historic site; Massapequa ground for two centuries in one family". New York Times. 31 October 1896. p. 6.

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