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First Congregational Church of Bay Shore is a historic
Congregational Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its ...
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complex at 1860 Union Boulevard( SCR 50) on the corner of First Street at
Bay Shore Bay Shore is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Islip, New York, United States. It is situated on the South Shore of Long Island, adjoining the Great South Bay. The population of the CDP was 29,244 at the time of the 2020 ...
, Suffolk County, New York,
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. Contributing elements of the complex consists of three attached units: the 1891
Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...
/ Shingle Style church and rectory. The church is a cruciform plan, gable roofed structure that features a square bell tower and
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. The interior of the church features a variation on the
Akron plan The Akron Plan was a scheme for the design of churches and other religious buildings that housed Sunday schools. It was characterized by a set of wedge-shaped classrooms that radiated from the direction of a central superintendent's platform. D ...
configuration. ''See also:'' It was designed by Stephenson & Greene of New York.''Catalogue of the Thirteenth Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York''. New York: George Keister, 1892. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 2002.


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First Congregational Church of Bay Shore Official Website
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Queen Anne architecture in New York (state) Churches completed in 1891 19th-century churches in the United States Churches in Suffolk County, New York Akron Plan church buildings National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk County, New York Congregational churches in New York (state) {{NewYork-church-stub