New Utrecht Reformed Church

Brooklyn, United States

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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New Utrecht Reformed Church, located in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, is the fourth oldest Reformed Church in America congregation, established in 1677 by Dutch residents shortly after English control of New Netherland. The present stone structure dates to 1828, built from materials salvaged from the original 1700 church under the supervision of US Army engineer Rene Edward De Russy, who also oversaw construction of Fort Hamilton. The church is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America and sits within a cemetery consecrated in 1654, which interres approximately 1,300 dead and features a Liberty Pole erected in 1783 at the end of the Revolutionary War. The parish house was added in 1892 and the parsonage in 1906. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966, the church, cemetery, and parish house are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.