{"nrhp_refnum":"04001533","name":"Reformed Church on Staten Island","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"54 Port Richmond Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Staten Island","county":"Staten Island","state":"NY","lat":40.639697297000055,"lon":-74.13239979899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-01-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture","Art","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Reformed church complex at 54 Port Richmond Avenue in Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York, consisting of an 1844 Greek Revival church, an 1898 Renaissance Revival chapel and Sunday School addition, and a contributing cemetery.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the church as a long-lived congregation whose 1844 building and 1898 addition reflect Staten Island's religious and community history. The 1844 church is a Greek Revival design, and the 1898 addition has an Akron-plan Sunday School, described as an outstanding example. The congregation's history includes nearly 60 years under Rev. Brownlee and expansion into the community, such as the Mariner's Harbor chapel.","narrative":"At 54 Port Richmond Avenue in Port Richmond, Staten Island, a brick church built in 1844 anchors a complex that also includes an 1898 chapel and Sunday School addition and a cemetery. The original building is Greek Revival, with a portico of fluted Doric columns, brownstone details, an inset bell tower and a galleried sanctuary supported by Ionic columns. A 1905 opalescent glass memorial window of an angel sits behind the altar. The 1898 addition, designed in the Renaissance Revival style, is set back and lower than the church. Its central space is an Akron-plan Sunday School, polygonal in shape, with classroom galleries around an open floor, and it is topped by a twelve-sided clerestory. The congregation traces its roots to an earlier church of 1787, and Rev. Brownlee served as pastor for nearly sixty years. The church remains in religious use and is valued for its architecture and its role in local community life.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid 19th century: Greek Revival; Late Victorian: Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a church and Sunday school building with a cemetery; the 1844 church was altered in 1929 after a fire and in 1971 with a foyer infill.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.218693-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/04001533.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001533/c2f5878f5f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001533/c2f5878f5f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Scan by NYPL","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Reformed_Church_founded_1716,_Port_Richmond,_Staten_Island_(NYPL_b15279351-104610).tiff\" rel=\"noopener\">Scan by NYPL</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Reformed_Church_founded_1716,_Port_Richmond,_Staten_Island_(NYPL_b15279351-104610).tiff"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321387","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformed_Church_on_Staten_Island","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7307497"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/staten-island/reformed-church-on-staten-island-04001533/"}