Christ Evangelical English Lutheran Church
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Christ Evangelical English Lutheran Church, also known as Rugged Cross Baptist Church, is a historic Evangelical Lutheran
church at 1084 Lafayette Avenue, 11221, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
, New York, New York
. It was built in 1898-1899 in the Romanesque Revival
style. It is faced in cream colored brick with beige brick and terra cotta
trim. The front facade is arranged with a two story tall central gable flanked by asymmetrical towers.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2007.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
church at 1084 Lafayette Avenue, 11221, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Formed in 1930, the neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 3, Brooklyn Community Board 8 and Brooklyn Community Board 16. The neighborhood is patrolled by the NYPD's 79th and 81st...
, New York, New York
New York City
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. It was built in 1898-1899 in the Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
style. It is faced in cream colored brick with beige brick and terra cotta
Terra cotta
Terracotta, Terra cotta or Terra-cotta is a clay-based unglazed ceramic, although the term can also be applied to glazed ceramics where the fired body is porous and red in color...
trim. The front facade is arranged with a two story tall central gable flanked by asymmetrical towers.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2007.