About This Item

  • Call NumberCHUR_1297
  • TitleImpressive landmark
  • SummaryFacade (stone) of church with iron fence along front, trees and bushes in foreground and portion of residential (?) building on far right. Caption: "Impressive landmark--the century-old Grace Church on Brooklyn Heights [254 Hicks Street], massive and imposing in its exterior, is a beautiful example of Gothic architecture build from plans of the famous architect, Richard Upjohn."
  • Date1947
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: dates stamped: Apr. 27, 1947 and May 22, 1949. Title from earlier caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectGrace Church (Brooklyn Heights, New York, N.Y.) ; Anglican church buildings
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Heights (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: Grace (Protestant Episcopal) Church