Old First Reformed Church
historic place
Old First Reformed Church in Brooklyn, New York, traces its origins to 1654. Governor Pieter Stuyvesant established the congregation, then known as The Reformed Dutch Church of the Town of Breukelen. Early worship services were held under trees, then in a barn. The first church edifice was constructed in 1666 on what is now Fulton Street. Over the centuries, the congregation occupied several buildings. A second church was built in 1776. A third edifice, on Joralemon Street, had its cornerstone laid in 1807 and was dedicated that same year. In 1835, a fourth building, designed in the Greek Revival style by Lafever & Gallard, was consecrated on Livingston Street. The present Old First Reformed Church, located at Seventh Avenue and Carroll Street in Park Slope, was dedicated on September 27, 1891. Designed by architect George L. Morse in the Neo-Gothic style, this building features a 212-foot-high stone tower and spire, which is the tallest in Brooklyn. Its interior includes stained glass windows created by artists such as Louis Comfort Tiffany, William Willet, and Otto Heinigke. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, recognizing its historical significance in Kings County.