Grace Church Complex (Massapequa, New York)


Grace Church Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Old Grace Church, September 2012
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Location	Merrick and Dover Roads, Massapequa, New York
Coordinates	40°40′1″N 73°27′33″W / 40.66694°N 73.45917°W / 40.66694; -73.45917Coordinates: 40°40′1″N 73°27′33″W / 40.66694°N 73.45917°W / 40.66694; -73.45917
Built	1844
Architect	Floyd, Elbert
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	83001713^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 30, 1983

The Grace Church Complex is a historic Episcopal church complex in Massapequa, Nassau County, New York. 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 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 Gothic Revival style and features a square bell tower with modest spire. The church also has Tiffany glass windows added during the remodeling.^[2] Sometime after 1983, the old Grace Church was given to the Historical Society of the Massapequas.

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 DeLancey Floyd-Jones (1826–1902).^[2] 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.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1] It may include two structures that are Oyster Bay municipal landmarks.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Austin N. O'Brien (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Grace Church Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-11-20. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".
↑ "Library's historic site; Massapequa ground for two centuries in one family". New York Times. 31 October 1896. p. 6. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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