South Brooklyn Presbyterian Church membership roll 1842-1874

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South Brooklyn Presbyterian Church membership roll 1842-1874

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/bhs/arms_1986_038_south_brooklyn_presbyterian/arms_1986_038_south_brooklyn_presbyterian.html

The South Brooklyn Presbyterian Church (also known as the South Presbyterian Church) was organized in 1842. The church edifice was completed at the corner of Clinton and Amity Streets in Brooklyn Heights in 1845. In 1875, the church was consolidated with the First Presbyterian Church and became known as the Clinton Street Presbyterian Church. The collection consist of one item: a membership roll, dated 1842 to 1874.

0.15 item; in one folder

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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