New-York tribune., 1896-07-07
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BAY RIDGES NEW CHOhCh'
A NOVEL STRUCTURE FOR THE RE-
FORMED CONGREGATION
s11Lr OF GRANITE PAVING STONES 1T Is oNie0H
.xn PICTURESQUE WITH ITS APPEAR
ANcr OF cRrDENEss, AND WILL
NOT COST MUCH.

NOT COST MUCH.
NJ, p,,,,, ,s &, have a church which will be con-
-.,.r~a ,,nic,a nv Brooklyn and New-foA' IL u
- no built of granite pavng-stones. Aoo"' -" 49,
.ro some OF the inhabitants Of BAY f'use Vi e'".
a reformed Church. and Building comm &. Wv. Wv.
F. s SANFORD as chairman. was api''ih'S'' "''u ".
"a work Immediately. Plans for an e'aoo' vi,
ure we're drawn up by A b. jennings
architect -, A.. ,r,,.rra of
5000, hrck hn, II was the gr ,at desire "i Mr Sah-
sora 70 have granite church II the expense oo"i.
r,t down 10 O. reasonable figure. Ihe are''''e@. So
a, the idea at first. but Mr.. Sanfofa KEEP ''s ~
and ears open for new IDEAS AZ 'as'' l"'oce"
.-,ori .a heard of church III Sayorook, Co""'
,,S 80 h,,,, os having granite. a material aihh's'
- .h.or os hrlck He took trip TO see the .n"'e'
= -, a, r,aas,,i him 50 much that no came paeN a"''
conuning his colleagues on the comm'tee' :. -
decided 10 build pavine-stone cnurch III Day
The plans for the contemplated s'ruc'a'e a."
20 on, house o. worship. but for the preso'' e''
norton Of the STRUCTURE, or chapel Is W oe ~,
.,s,,nu about $4,000 Work was started aoou' ."0
80. :, ~ a,a = so far advanced that far idea
=, hou, The completed structure Is TO iook "a" y.
en,raa The contract calls for the co"pis"o" W
the chapel by September /. oat uouDN ~
svr, be some weeks after that as 'na'e'' 80 VIZ
rlans have caused delay. - -,
The site Of the structure is the nor'heas' eo "s W
htiafn-
nv JACQUES Van Brunt. a member OF the bui'o'"e
C,,rrr,,tae The chapel being erected now mas d
Srontaee OF 70 feet on Second-ave and ~ iee' VI"
Elghtie.h-st. The east wall is 'e'"po'e's Wv
built OF brick as 1t is intended to eXten' 'ie Oo
pleted structure for sxty or seVeh'! iee' 'o,e o'
Eightieth-st. as soon as the eh"iO' '
enough to warrant II. -
rha from, of the chapel is on Second-avc Inc ma
,erial used is irregularly broken ashlar in BLOCKS
Sxl2x5 inches in size. set in mortar anu po'"'eu vs."
purtland cement. About every three lee' oioSnS'
kxsxsO inches in size. called binding slabs. are SET III
with the square face out and running oacN 'h'ous"
the brick retaining walls. These are used 10 Sc
curslv anchor the stone wall which is thinner than
"a usual in stone structures. The blocks are CUT
with rough raised edges. and with the irregular
Joints in the mortar give an effect wh:ch IA its
rocghness and crudeness is pleasing ana noVel. All
the trimmings. copings. sills and arch stones are
OF brown sandstone and form pleasant CONTRAST
with the gray paving stones
On the southwest corner the main tower Is 10 De
erected. with entrances on both second-aVe. a.iu
Eighreth-st. At present the tower Will only De
erected to moderate height. but the plans call lot
q handsome and imposing tower in the completed
church. The doors will be Of solid heavy oak, and
above will be carved WOO panels. Above the brown
sandstone arch Is Maltese cross in bassreef, with
a smaller plain cross inside OF lowered circle
The largest window in the centre Of the seconoave
side l2x16 feet and is to be given by Jacques Van
Brunt IN memory OF MS IdtNel lHit!y, VI ->S"-
York, Is designing handsome window, which VIII
cost $1,000 II Is hoped that other members OF the
church will give money for memorial windows 10
be placed each side Of the large one. The other
windows Will be Of cathedral glass.
The auditorium occupies the centre OF the build
ing. with rooms for the Bible classes 'he right
and the parlors on TIE left. The pulpit is located
the end behind which is the organ lott.
The auditorium will az first seat about 40 persons
and the gallery on the north side about 200 more.
When the church is completed 1t will seat about
1000 persons.
The Bay Ridge Reformed congregation: which
will occupy tce chapel grew out Of the old Dutch
Reformed Sundsy-school which founded about
forty years ago at Fort Hamilton, and has since
hovrshed. The property At Fort Hamilton was
abandoned az soon as the new church pro-
posed and 1t was sold for $500 The remaining
$500 has been pledged, SO that the chapel when
completed. Will be entirely free from debt some
thing winch can be said Of very few churches in
these days. To the energy Of Mr. Sanford and his
colleagues Rulet Van Brunt jacques Van Brunt;
w. X. Bennett. w. s. Bennett, G. W. Cropsey, and
P. S. Corieyou, is due this fine addition the
church facilities Of Bay Ridge. The Reformed
church. although a young organization. may well
feel proud OF its fine edce.
few OF those who were in the original project
branched off and formed Presbyterian Church.
They have also erected small chapel OF brick
and sandstoDe. which is located about half
block south Of the Dutch Reformed Church,
Second-ave.. and is now near completion