New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
WIPED OUT BY THE BRIDGE.
BUILDINGS WE'LL KNOWN IN The CITY.
TWO CHURCHES ALREADY GONE AND TWO MORE

TWO CHURCHES ALREADY GONE AND TWO MORE
TO Go-THE INSTITUTE BUILDING.
The Bridge has already wiped out Of existence two
of the Oldest churches in the city, and the projected
extension of the storage tracks and the providing of
new terminal facilities for approach TO the Brooklyn
station will take away two other similar landmarks
In the older part of the city, Another building which
has been torn down to make for the new Bridge
facilities of is the Brooklyn Institute, which
landmark for more than half century in lower
Westinghouse
The first church TO make way for the Bridge the
old st. AIMS Protestant Episcopal structure, which
stood just where the present Brooklyn terminal station
stands. The site was first occupied for church
services in 1885, and the building which stood until
1878 was erected In 1924. The site presented to
the society by Mrs. Ann Sands. and out of compliment
to her the OF st. Ann bestowed upon the
church. The present St. Anns-on-the Heights, at Liv-
ingston and Clinton sts erected in 1869 at cost
Of 0000 and 1t is the most costly church building
In the city, Old St. AIMS used as mission build
ing until torn down To make way for the Bridge ap-
proach A number of famous ministers and two or
three became bishops oiciated rectors
In it.
On the southerly side Of Sandsst nearly opposite
the Bridge entrance, the first Methodist Episcopal
church in the city erected nearly century ago.
This site given by the Sands family Tor church
purposes and several successive structures occupied It,
the last Delng put up I'D ic4o' iWs was u'O" "'''
three years ago. but Bridge trains nteered so ser
0usy with the services that the congregation was glad
to sell the property The Sum of $107, 900 was paid
for it by the Brooklyn City Railroad Company, which
tore down the building and removed the bodies from
the former cemetery In the rear Of the church. But
nothing has been done with the property since ana
the city will take 1t part of the plaza to be opened
between Sands and High sts and TO extend from the
new Bridge station between those streets to FultOnst
The extension of the storage tracks OF the Bridge
from Concord-st to Taryst. will involve the taxing
of the property Of the Third Washington Street Meth
odst Episcopal Church This society has substantial
brick building erected In 1892 and built in the pre-
vang style of architecture Of the time. The church
property is valued by the officers at $l250OO but the
commission appointed to appraise the value Will prob
ably allow somewhat less than this The society mas
not decided where it will erect new structure with
the money received for the old one, but 1t Will probably
not remove uptown.
In this same small section OF the old town OF
Brookyn where these three churches were built the
old First Baptist Church put mp In 1875 at
the intersection Of Nassau and Liberty sts This build
ing was torn down few wears ago, ana on the 81"
the printing house OF the firm OF A. g. Barnes ~ 'o'
was built. This will not be disturbed by the BnuEe
changes but the widening of Liberty St. alongside Will
take of fOrty-fve feet from the rear OF the DuidhH
NJ the BROOKLYN Savings Bank, at Concord-S The
bank trustees decided to remove the insttutSi'
and have purchased the property OF the present frst
Baptist Church. at Clinton and Pierrepont SIS lh'
| society was formed few years ago by the con-
| solidation of the old First Church. in Nassau
ST. and the Perrepont Street Church. Its property
| is volued at S2OOOOO The building, which will be
torn down TO make room for the new bank was erected
in 1877 at a cost Of $500 The site is 100 by 40
feet When the church was built the congregation eX
pected TO exc out the income from pew rents ara Dy
renting the structure for lectures and concerts as W
buldinc formerly occupying the site had been used
! boII thpV a combination
hou and church and the result unique and
necuar structure. The roof is supported entirely by
the side walls and the horseshoe gallery Is but over
the lobby leading the entrances The organ Is over
| the nulpt platform, back of which Is the DapusieN'
| The building has fine acoustic qualities 1t seats
200 persons and is much too large for the cohgTsa
ion which is dwndng owing to the changing character
NJ the population OH the Heights. 1t was hoped mat
when the present pastor, the Rev. Willard D hooih-
| son. came from Philadelphia to succeed Dr. D. b.
| Thomas he would succeed in attracting larger au
| diences but the experiment has not met much sue
coss With the money received for It's property The
society will either rebuild In the same
| or will go uptown TO put up a ne" ouliuI"e ioi
Tbe most notable structure of old BROOKLYN obt
Grated by the iconOclastc Bridge is the gray granite
coeval with the history of the nunclpailV lnc 2 o,S
Brooklyn Lyceum, then hou'ishlng lnsutnduI' % %. %
oended and financial difficulties beset the Lyceum
and the property had to be sold IN ISdo 1n
Augustus Graham purchased il for ola Si9UCO 91ycO
tces, Library which had been formed III TO & aiu
occnpjed a building at Cranberry and Henry SIS uhui
1896 when it was sold TO the Gi'N anu h, 6enef,cors
offices. Mr. Graham was one OF the 6c,' % RrcnWn
of the city in its early years ne wehi 90 bro'2 Sd
in 1915 and engaged in the dislley business and
later in the business OF making wIle niu' % aro m the
co1ree NJ his lifetime Mr. Graham was peculiar
man and he lived at Front and DOCK sts WIN inhn h
who passed as his brother John ana WoiH a WIN IN
passed as his sis shortly before ms Gea'h; III
1S33 il was made known that the woman was Ms MIS-
Isabella Taylor and The man JOhh BeH anu heatr it
was related to Mr. Graham. and whether lie Wa 'niN
certainty. Bnt there was 10 uncertaM ~ inc III To- tho
the gifts which he made beSlucS H1irc q 10
building erected for the Lyceum ana preGnS en- II 10
he institute which was organized in 1913 ne ehd2|e1
~ ,rit s07 600 He also founded the Glahhln iOme
,or hged and INDECENT Females. in WashlhS'oh-dVe'
and aided other Institutions of the city. -. ,.,4
buiiding with granite front ornamented with fonr
y'onoiifbic columns. 26 feet tall, slfmOuhtcu "lth
Ionic copitals Il had so feet frontage ana Geptn
NJ 100 feet while the height was fouf sI0res.
,yerc q large lecture hall sca'ing LOO persons
,brSrv small lecture rooms studios, and othei quarters
In fhs building which was used Tor many iinpor''u,.
events After the 9 GN took % Humber Of Years
70 nav off The debt But when this was disposed m
by payment the work Of the institute was evlEsI tu
n new era Of activity undertaken Ine puIs ,sIs
90 mt 10 active use up TO the time that hIe Daily
damaged IT, last fall and plans were piepaled io S it
refttinc when It was found that the hr,Hge WIN %
,isscneri for the property has been conhrneh, the
Ine+ltnte nropertv has been transferred 70 thc new
prooklvn inst ute of Arts and Sciences ana steps VII
be taken to have the he city bSs erect been s s apart on the
side Lands adjoining the Mount Prospect & MeserVOr or
and for which the Of bonds for sS3ooooo 10 pay
Tor the building has been authoHzeu'