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Images- Williamsburg Brooklyn Light of the World Church/originally New England Congregational Church |
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architect |
Thomas Little |
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location |
179 S. 9th St., bet. Driggs and Roebling Aves. N side |
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date |
1852-1853 |
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style |
Italianate |
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A giant super-brownstone in wood, sheet metal, and stone, this Italianate church bears extraordinary console brackets. It was a remarkable architectural tack for Congregational immigrants from New England to take: theirs was for the most part the world of white clapboard and English steeples. |
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