Andrews United Methodist Church
historic place
Andrews United Methodist Church, located in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic site. The congregation began on April 29, 1851, originally known as the Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church of Union Place. Construction for its first modest frame structure started in September 1851. In July 1872, the society changed its name to Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, honoring Bishop Edward Gayer Andrews. The current brick church building was erected in 1893. It was designed by architect George W. Kramer. The building features an asymmetrical orange brick exterior in the Queen Anne style, with a three-story bell tower and large rose windows. Its interior is arranged on the Akron Plan. The property also includes the original two-story Italianate parsonage, built between 1878 and 1879. This significant Brooklyn landmark was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February 1992. The church provides an example of late 19th-century ecclesiastical architecture in Brooklyn.