The Grace Church Complex is a historic

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complex in

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. The complex consists of the church, surrounding parish cemetery, the Floyd-Jones family cemetery, and the DeLancey Floyd-Jones Free Library. The small church was built in 1844 by

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and remodeled in 1905. It is a frame structure on a brick foundation and consists of a vestibule, nave, and chancel. It is in the

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style and features a square

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with modest

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. The church also has

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windows added during the remodeling. ''See also:'' Sometime after 1983, the old Grace Church was given to the Historical Society of the Massapequas. Old Grace Church 20211020

The DeLancey Floyd-Jones Free Library was built in 1896 and is a two-by-two-bay one-room structure that served as the only public library in Massapequa for 60 years. The library was founded and built by

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(1826–1902). Initially, the library, which Col. Floyd-Jones gave to Massapequa along with an endowment, was open three days a week and had enough space on its shelves to accommodate up to 2,500 books. It was listed on the

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in 1983. It also includes three structures that are Oyster Bay municipal landmarks.

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External links

Grace Episcopal Church of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island websiteThe Delancey Floyd-Jones Free Library
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