Calvary Presbyterian Church (Staten Island, New York)

Calvary Presbyterian Church

Calvary Presbyterian Church, September 2012
Location 909 Castleton Ave., Staten Island, New York
Coordinates 40°38′6″N 74°6′46″W / 40.63500°N 74.11278°W / 40.63500; -74.11278Coordinates: 40°38′6″N 74°6′46″W / 40.63500°N 74.11278°W / 40.63500; -74.11278
Area less than one acre
Built 1894
Architect Stephenson & Greene; et al.
Architectural style Romanesque, Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference # 02001356[1]
Added to NRHP November 21, 2002

Calvary Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church complex at 909 Castleton Avenue in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. www.calvarypresby.org The complex consists of the Romanesque/Tudor Revival-style church building (built 1894, addition 1952), parish house (1930), manse (1919), and a one car garage.[2]

Calvary Presbyterian Church on Staten Island from 1908

Boy Scouts of America have been part of Calvary's Mission since 1984. Today they have a Cub Pack, a Troop and a Venture Crew. Calvary's Scouting Units 19 were founded in West Brighton, Staten Island in 1916 and moved to Calvary in 1984

Troop 19's Totem Pole on the Corner of Bement and Castleton Ave at Calvary Presbyterain Church

Calvary was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Kathleen Howe (July 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Calvary Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying 21 photographs


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