About This Item

  • Call NumberCHUR_1293
  • TitleOldest of type
  • SummaryFacade and tower (stone) of Christ Episcopal Church, with iron fence along front and right side, traffic light, tree in left foreground, and shrubbery in right foreground. Caption: "Oldest of type--Christ Church at 326 Clinton St., built in 1835, is reported to be the oldest stone English Gothic church in the country. It has been selected by the Municipal Art Society as a significant Brooklyn landmark worthy of preservation."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: Jun[e] 3, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectChrist Episcopal Church ; Anglican church buildings
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Cobble Hill (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Churches: Episcopal: Christ (Protestant) Episcopal Church