The Reformed Church on Staten Island is a historic

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and

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at 54 Port Richmond Avenue in Port Richmond,

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. The Reformed Church was founded in 1660 and has been at the same site since 1680. The first church was built shortly thereafter. The second church, built in 1717, was destroyed by the British during the

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. The third church was built in 1787. The current church was built in 1844 in the

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style. It is a brick building set on a

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foundation. The front façade features a

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with twin sets of flanking brick pilasters and a central pair of fluted

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columns. ''See also:'' The Rev. Cornelis Van Santvoort (1686-1752) served as Domini from 1718 to 1740. It was added to the

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in 2005.

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1844 establishments in New York (state) 19th-century Reformed Church in America church buildings Churches completed in 1844 Churches in Staten Island New York City Designated Landmarks in Staten Island Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Staten Island Reformed Church in America churches in New York (state) Reformed churches in New York City Renaissance Revival architecture in New York City {{StatenIsland-NRHP-stub