Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
Also known as: Plymouth Church
75 Hicks St., New York, New York
75 Hicks St., New York, New York
Photos
Plymouth Church
1. Historic American Buildings Survey, E.P. MacFarland, Photographer April 26, 1934, VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST.
Photo from the Historic American Buildings Survey
Map
Description
Between 1849 and the outbreak of the Civil War, Henry Ward Beecher, noted abolitionist and minister of Plymouth Church, made the church a center of antislavery sentiment. William Lloyd Garrison and John Greenleaf Whittier were among other abolitionists who preached from its pulpit. The church, established as Brooklyn's Second Congregational Church, was designed to accomodate the crowds that came to hear Beecher and his cohorts. Its simple design reflects the Puritain ethic of plain living and high thinking, and the walls that once rang to the sound of abolition oratory remain largely unchanged. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, July 4, 1961National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
- Reference number
- 66000525
- Areas of significance
- Religion; Social History
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- B - Person
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Religious structure
- Current function
- Religious structure
- Periods of significance
- 1850-1874; 1825-1849
- Significant year
- 1849
Sources
- HABS NY-4-11 - Plymouth Church
- Wikipedia
- Brian Bartlett - worumbo [at] gmail [dot] com
- National Register database - Reference number 66000525
- National Historic Landmark information
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