Calvary Presbyterian Church

909 Castleton Avenue | West New Brighton | built 1930

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1894
Calvary Presbyterian builds its Romanesque and Tudor Revival church on Castleton Avenue
The church building at 909 Castleton Avenue dates from 1894 and mixes Romanesque and Tudor Revival styles; it was enlarged with an addition in 1952. The complex grew around it with a manse in 1919, a parish house in 1930 and a one-car garage. In 2002 the whole group was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
“The complex consists of the Romanesque/Tudor Revival-style church building (built 1894, addition 1952), parish house (1930), manse (1919)…”
Source: Wikipedia
1984
Scouting units founded in West Brighton in 1916 move to Calvary
Calvary's Scouting Units 19, first organized in West Brighton in 1916, relocated to the church in 1984, and Boy Scouts of America has been part of the congregation's mission ever since. Today the church hosts a Venture Crew, a Troop and a Cub Pack.
Source: Wikipedia

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