Apostolic Faith Mission (Brooklyn)
| The Former Orthodox Friends Meeting House | |
|---|---|
| File:Apostolic Faith Church 265 Lafayette crop jeh.jpg | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Lombardian Romanesque |
| Town or city | New York, New York |
| Country | United States of America |
| Completed | 1868 |
| Client | The Society of Friends |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Masonry |
| Website | |
| www.afcbrooklyn.org | |
The Apostolic Faith Mission church in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, located at 265 Lafayette Avenue northeast corner of Washington Avenue, occupies the historic nineteenth-century former Orthodox Friends Meeting House.
The former Society of Friends (Quaker) meetinghouse was built 1868, described in the AIA Guide to New York City as "A simple Lombardian Romanesque box polychromed with vigor by its current tenants." As of 1977, it was the Apostolic Faith Mission.[1]
References
- Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.)
- ↑ White, Norval and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City. Rev. Ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978.), p.419.
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