Brick Church Complex is a historic Dutch Reformed

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at Brick Church Road and NY 306 in New Hempstead,

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. The complex consists of the church,

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, school, and superintendent's house. The church was built in 1856 and has three brick elevations and a stone rear elevation. It features a large wood frame

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built in the late 19th century. ''Note:'' This includes an
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in 1984. The Reformed Dutch Church of West Hempstead, originally known as Kikiat and presently known as the Brick Church, was established in 1774. BRICK CHURCH COMPLEX, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY.jpg

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Reformed Church in America Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Churches completed in 1856 19th-century Calvinist and Reformed churches Churches in Rockland County, New York Ramapos National Register of Historic Places in Rockland County, New York 1774 establishments in the Province of New York 19th-century churches in the United States {{NewYork-church-stub