New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery

Historic site in Brooklyn, New York

United States historic place

Significant dates

New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark


40°39′53″N 73°53′08″W / 40.66472°N 73.88556°W / 40.66472; -73.88556
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1824
NRHP reference No.	83001696^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1983
Designated NYCL	July 19, 1966

New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery is a historic Dutch Reformed church and cemetery at 630 New Lots Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, New York. It was built in 1823–1824 and is a small, rectangular wood-frame building sheathed in clapboard. It has a pitched gable roof and sits on a rough stone foundation. Adjacent to the church is the cemetery divided into two sections. The older section dates to the 17th century and includes burials of Revolutionary War soldiers and slaves. The present cemetery was established in 1841.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Anne B. Covell (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying six photos".