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Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
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57 Orange Street
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| Location: | 57 Orange Street, Brooklyn, New York |
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| Built: | 1849 |
| Architect: | Sherman Day; J.C. Wells |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000525 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL: | July 4, 1961 [2] |
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims is a church in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. It was a station of the Underground Railroad, and the pulpit of Henry Ward Beecher, its first pastor. There is a fragment of Plymouth Rock in the church.
The church was named a National Historic Landmark in 1966.,[2][3]
Today the church is a member of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches.
On the grounds of the church, located at 75 Hicks Street, there is a statue of Beecher by sculptor Gutzon Borglum.
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