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Description: Christ Church and Holy Family Episcopal Church at 320 Clinton Street on the corner of Kane Street in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City was built in 1841-42 and was designed in the Gothic Revival style by Richard Upjohn, who lived down the street at #296. The rectory is at #326. The altar, altar railing, reredos, pulpit, lectern and chairs were added in 1917 and were designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The building was destroyed by fire in 1939, and was rebuilt. The congregation dates from 1835. The church is part of the Cobble Hill Historic District, created in 1969. (Sources: Cobble Hill Historic District Designation Report, AIA Guide to NYC (5th ed.) and "History" on church website) This view is of the rear of the church from the west on Kane Street.
Title: Christ Church & Holy Family Church Brooklyn from Kane Street
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