Brighton Heights Reformed Church is a

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at 320 St. Marks Place in

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. It is the second of two church buildings that have stood on the site. The ''

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'' (1978) states that the original church was built in 1866,

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and Elliot Willensky, ''

'', rev. ed. (New York: Collier Books, 1978), p. 538 although the construction for the previous location began in 1818, and became independent in 1823, with one of its founding members being

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. The original building was added to the

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in 1982. The current structure is not the one added to the NRHP. The original structure was destroyed in an accidental fire in the 1990s.

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Churches in Staten Island Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Staten Island Gothic Revival church buildings in New York (state) Churches completed in 1863 19th-century Reformed Church in America church buildings Churches completed in 1866 Former Dutch Reformed churches in New York (state) Building and structure fires in New York City New York City Designated Landmarks in Staten Island Church fires in the United States 1823 establishments in New York (state) St. George, Staten Island {{StatenIsland-church-stub

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