Kingston in Ulster County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
“The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Kingston in Ulster County”
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2012
1. “The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Kingston in Ulster County” Marker
Inscription.
“The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Kingston in Ulster County”. .
This church organized in 1659 and chartered November 17, 1719 under His Majesty George King of Great Britain was served until December 1808 by pastors educated in the Universities of Holland and Germany who preached in Dutch. The first sermon by the first pastor was delivered September 12, 1660 by whom the Lord’s Supper was first administered on the 26 of the following December. A “Minister’s House” was built in 1661 which subsequently was used “both for religious dutyes and civill affayres.” In 1679 a stone church was erected on the south-west corner of this lot which edifice was notably improved in 1721 and was rebuilt and dedicated November 26, 1752 N.S. The latter which is here represented was burned by the British October 16, 1777 was renewed extended in 1790 and was finally demolished in 1836. The next church was built of brick, dedicated August 20, 1833 and was located on the south-east corner of Wall and Main Streets. The last and present edifice (Lecture-room on the north enlarged 1882) was dedicated September 28, 1852 during the pastorate of John Cantine Farrell Hoes D. D. 1845 – 1867 to whose memory and that of his wife Lucy Maria Randall of Cortland New York this tablet as a record of the church and their association with it is lovingly inscribed and presented by their daughter Mary S. Hoes Burhans Easter-Day 1900, [ Lower Marker : ] First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kingston has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. Dedicated in 1852, this church is an outstanding expression of mid-19th century architectural eclecticism by American architect Minard Lafever. It is one of the most intact and fully developed examples of Lafever’s renaissance revival work, a style he helped pioneer in America.
2008 National Park Service United States Department of the Interior.
This church organized in 1659 and chartered November 17, 1719 under His Majesty George King of Great Britain was served until December 1808 by pastors educated in the Universities of Holland and Germany who preached in Dutch. The first sermon by the first pastor was delivered September 12, 1660 by whom the Lord’s Supper was first administered on the 26 of the following December. A “Minister’s House” was built in 1661 which subsequently was used “both for religious dutyes and civill affayres.” In 1679 a stone church was erected on the south-west corner of this lot which edifice was notably improved in 1721 and was rebuilt and dedicated November 26, 1752 N.S. The latter which is here represented was burned by the British October 16, 1777 was renewed extended in 1790 and was finally demolished in 1836. The next church was built of brick, dedicated August 20, 1833 and was located on the south-east corner of Wall and Main Streets. The last and present edifice (Lecture-room on the north enlarged 1882) was dedicated September 28, 1852 during the pastorate of John Cantine Farrell Hoes D. D. 1845 – 1867 to whose memory and that of his wife Lucy Maria Randall of Cortland New York this tablet as a record of the church and their association with it is lovingly inscribed and presented by their
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daughter Mary S. Hoes Burhans Easter-Day 1900
[ Lower Marker : ] First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kingston has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
Dedicated in 1852, this church is an outstanding expression of mid-19th century architectural eclecticism by American architect Minard Lafever. It is one of the most intact and fully developed examples of Lafever’s renaissance revival work, a style he helped pioneer in America.
2008 National Park Service United States Department of the Interior
Location. 41° 55.963′ N, 74° 1.134′ W. Marker is in Kingston, New York, in Ulster County. It is on Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingston NY 12401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
The marker can be seen to the left of the front door of the Old Dutch Church.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2012
5. First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kingston
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 804 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 16, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
