First Reformed Church
- Year
- 1858
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- City
- Queens, NY
First Reformed Church is a Romanesque Revival church in Jamaica, Queens, built in 1858 and designed by Sidney J. Young, with construction by Anders Peterson. It has since been refurbished as part of the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning.
the building
Asymmetrical towers. The facade pairs asymmetrical towers with round-arched openings and corbel tables, an early Romanesque treatment known as Rundbogenstil.
the style
The round arches and corbel tables mark the church as an early example of Rundbogenstil, a round-arched offshoot of Romanesque Revival popular for mid-19th-century church design.
More on Romanesque Revivalsignificance
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and designated a New York City Landmark in 1996.
nearby
- King Manor
- Grace Episcopal Church Complex
- La Casina
- Jamaica Savings Bank
- J. Kurtz & Sons Store
- Church of the Resurrection