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    Old Saint James Episcopal Church Designated

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designation  •  Elmhurst, Queens

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    City’s second-oldest surviving religious structure designated an individual landmark. On September 19, 2017, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Old Saint James Episcopal Church at 86-02 Broadway in Elmhurst, Queens as an individual City landmark. Completed in 1736 for the Anglican community in the town then known a Newtown, the timber framed meeting hall featured a single tower and wood shingling. In 1848, the building was converted to a parish hall as the growing congregation moved to larger nearby church. The building was remodeled with Carpenter Gothic detailing in 1883 after the tower collapsed in a storm. (more…)

    Tags : Broadway, Council Member Daniel Dromm, Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, Old Saint James Episcopal Church
    Date: 09/26/2017
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