Church of the Resurrection
85-09 118th Street | Richmond Hill | built 1874
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- 1900
Governor Theodore Roosevelt attends the wedding of Jacob Riis's daughter Clara
Social reformer and photojournalist Jacob Riis lived in Richmond Hill from 1885 to 1912 and belonged to this church from 1900 to 1912. On June 1, 1900, his daughter Clara married Dr. William Fiske here. Riis's close friend Theodore Roosevelt, then Governor of New York, came to the church for the ceremony.
“…visited the church to attend the marriage of Riis's daughter Clara to Dr. William Fiske on June 1, 1900.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 1904
The 1874 frame church is remodeled and enlarged in stone with a bell tower and spire
The Episcopal congregation first built a wooden Gothic Revival church here in 1874. In 1904 it was greatly remodeled and enlarged in a Late Gothic and Tudor Revival style, with walls of random quarry-faced stone and a bell tower topped by a spire. Cummings Hall was added next door in 1923, and the Queen Anne rectory dates from 1888.
“It was extensively remodeled and enlarged in 1904 in the Late Gothic / Tudor Revival style.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 1905
Elizabeth Riis gives the church its Riis family memorial window
In 1905 Elizabeth Riis, wife of reformer Jacob Riis, donated a memorial window for the Riis family. Her husband was a member of the congregation from 1900 to 1912, and he lived in Richmond Hill from 1885 to 1912. The window remains part of the church.
“The church includes the Riis family memorial window, donated in 1905 by Elizabeth Riis, wife of Jacob Riis.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2003
The church and rectory join the National Register of Historic Places
In 2003 the Church of the Resurrection and its rectory were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The listing covers the 1904 stone church with its bell tower and the 2.5-story frame rectory of 1888. The adjacent Cummings Hall, built in 1923, stands beside them.
“It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.”
Source: Wikipedia
Further reading
- Church of the Resurrection (Queens)Wikipedia
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