First Congregational Church of New Village is a historic church on the north side of Middle Country Road, west of Elliot Avenue in Lake Grove, New York, United States.
First Congregational Church of New Village | |
 View of the church from the westbound NY 25 sidewalk, September 20, 2015 | |
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| Location | N. side of Middle Country Rd. W. of Elliot Ave., Lake Grove, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′35″N 73°6′37″W / 40.85972°N 73.11028°W |
| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | 1818 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000361[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 2002 |
The building was likely constructed in 1818, with some sources saying with the original intent of being of a union meeting house.[2][3][4][5]
The congregation was formed in 1815, with the original title "Third Congregational Church of Brookhaven", and its first pastor was Jacob Corwin.[3][6] On March 5, 1845, the church was incorporated as the "First Congregational Church of New Village."[4]
In 1949 the church withdrew from the Congregational denomination, and it became an independent evangelical church; self-governed by its Board of Elders and Deacons. The congregation of the church moved to a new and larger facility in 1961,[7] and the property was taken over by the Town of Brookhaven around 1970.[8] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[7]
Today the church is known as New Village Church, and is located a block from the old church building at 3 Wildwood Street, Lake Grove, NY.
The church is depicted on the Lake Grove village seal.[7] "New Village", however, is the former name of the hamlet of Centereach, whose boundary now lies a few blocks east of the church's location.[8]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Bayles, Richard Mather. Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Suffolk County (Port Jefferson, New York, 1874) p.265 ("(The church) was built in 1812, and was originally intended as a union-meeting house. It has been occupied principally by a Congregational society, which was organized in 1815.")
- ^ a b Prime, Nathaniel Scudder Prime. A History of Long Island (1845) p. 236
- ^ a b Thomas R. Bayles (October 27, 1949). "Centereach's Historic Church". Patchogue Advance. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ James Warren (November 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Congregational Church of New Village". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
- ^ Longwood's Journey, Jacob Corwin, Retrieved December 3, 2009
- ^ a b c About the Village, LakeGroveNY.gov Archived 2009-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved December 3, 2009
- ^ a b WLIW, David Overton, Brookhaven Town Historian on Centereach Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, October 7, 1993