Dutch Reformed Church | |
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Dutch_Reformed_Church,_Newburgh_NY.jpg) The church in late 2006, with all four columns restored | |
| Location | 132 Grand St. Newburgh, NY |
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| Coordinates | 41°30′16.03″N 74°0′32.34″W / 41.5044528°N 74.0089833°W |
| Built | 1835–37 1867–68 |
| Architect | Alexander Jackson Davis (church) George E. Harney (transept and extension) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Part of | Montgomery-Grand-Liberty Streets Historic District (ID73001246) |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000425 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 18, 1970[1] |
| Designated NHL | August 7, 2001[2] |
The Dutch Reformed Church is one of the most prominent architectural landmarks in Newburgh, New York. It was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis in 1835 in the Greek Revival style just after the dissolution of his partnership with Ithiel Town. It is his only surviving church in that style and is considered to be his latest building still standing that largely reflects his original vision.[3] The church stands at 132 Grand Street, just north of the Newburgh Free Library.
Its historical importance comes from not just over a century of use as church, but its centrality in the struggle by modern preservationists to save and restore the city's many landmark buildings. Today it is a National Historic Landmark. It was almost razed in the late 1960s and is far from completely restored. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, aiding its rescue from demolition.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Dutch Reformed Church (Newburgh)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 28, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
- ^ Aldrich, J. Winthrop; April 10, 2003; Foreword to Historic Structure Report; retrieved November 8, 2006 from newburghdrc.org.