Plymouth Church, Brooklyn

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Plymouth Church in Brooklyn is a historic 19th-century Congregational church best known as the influential pulpit of abolitionist preacher Henry Ward Beecher and a major center of anti-slavery activism.

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instanceOf Congregational church
abolitionist center
church
historic church
AbrahamLincolnVisit 1860
affiliation United Church of Christ
architect J. C. Wells
architecturalStyle Italianate
Romanesque Revival
linked to: Neo-Romanesque
borough Brooklyn
buildingMaterial brick
city Brooklyn
constructionCompleted 1849
country United States
currentName Plymouth Church
founded 1847
foundedAs Plymouth Church
hasCemetery no
hasFeature hidden rooms used to shelter escaping enslaved people
hasOrgan pipe organ
hasTower yes
hostedEvent abolitionist lectures
anti-slavery rallies
hostedSpeaker Abraham Lincoln
Charles Sumner
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
William Lloyd Garrison
knownFor innovative use of music in worship
large, theater-like sanctuary
landmarkDesignation New York City Landmark
locatedIn Brooklyn
New York City
New York State
linked to: New York
mergedName Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
mergedWith Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn
musicDirector Theodore Thomas
neighborhood Brooklyn Heights
nickname The Grand Central Depot of the Underground Railroad
notableFor abolitionist preaching
anti-slavery activism
influential pulpit of Henry Ward Beecher
role in the Underground Railroad
NRHPStatus contributing property in Brooklyn Heights Historic District
partOf Brooklyn Heights Historic District
linked to: Brooklyn Heights
pastorTenureOfHenryWardBeecher 1847–1887
primaryPastor Henry Ward Beecher
registeredHistoricPlace National Register of Historic Places
religiousDenomination Congregationalism
roofType gable roof
streetAddress 57 Orange Street
usedAs stop on the Underground Railroad
website https://www.plymouthchurch.org

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Henry Ward Beecher employer Plymouth Church, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Heights contains Plymouth Church
linked to: Plymouth Church, Brooklyn
Plymouth Church sermons associatedWithChurch Plymouth Church, Brooklyn
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn foundedAs Plymouth Church
linked to: Plymouth Church, Brooklyn
Theodore Tilton associatedWith Plymouth Church, Brooklyn
Elizabeth Tilton memberOf Plymouth Church, Brooklyn
J. C. Wells designed Plymouth Church (Brooklyn)
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J. C. Wells notableWork Plymouth Church (Brooklyn)
linked to: Plymouth Church, Brooklyn