75 Hicks St., New York, New York. County/parish: Kings.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000525.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Plymouth Church is Congregational church located at 57 Orange Street, between Henry and Hicks Streets, in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The Church House is located at 75 Hicks Street.The church was built in 1849–50 and was designed by Joseph C. Wells. Under the leadership of its first minister, Henry Ward Beecher, the church played a prominent role in slavery abolitionist activities during the mid-19th century.
Plymouth Church has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1961, and has been a National Historic Landmark since 1966. It is part of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, created by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1965.
The church is a member of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315785