The Grace Church Complex, saw its 175th anniversary in 2019, is a historic Episcopal church complex in Massapequa, Nassau County, New York. The complex consists of the church, surrounding parish cemetery, the Floyd-Jones family cemetery, and the DeLancey Floyd-Jones Free Library. The small church was built in 1844 by Elbert Floyd-Jones and remodeled in 1905. It is a frame structure on a brick foundation and consists of a vestibule, nave, and chancel. It is in the Gothic Revival style and features a square bell tower with modest spire. The church also has Tiffany glass windows added during the remodeling.[2] Sometime after 1983, the old Grace Church was given to the Historical Society of the Massapequas.
Grace Church Complex | |
 Old Grace Church, September 2012 | |
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| Location | Merrick and Dover Roads, Massapequa, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°40′1″N 73°27′33″W / 40.66694°N 73.45917°W |
| Built | 1844 |
| Architect | Floyd, Elbert |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001713[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1983 |
The DeLancey Floyd-Jones Free Library was built in 1896 and is a two-by-two-bay one-room structure that served as the only public library in Massapequa for 60 years. The library was founded and built by DeLancey Floyd-Jones (1826–1902).[2] Initially, the library, which Col. Floyd-Jones gave to Massapequa along with an endowment, was open three days a week and had enough space on its shelves to accommodate up to 2,500 books.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It also includes two structures that are Oyster Bay municipal landmarks.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Austin N. O'Brien (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Grace Church Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-11-20. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".
- ^ "Library's historic site; Massapequa ground for two centuries in one family". New York Times. 31 October 1896. p. 6.
External links
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Media related to Old Grace Church Complex (Massapequa, New York) at Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Episcopal Church of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island website
- The Delancey Floyd-Jones Free Library
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