Plymouth Church, Brooklyn

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Congregational church abolitionist center church historic church

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.

Aliases (1)

Plymouth Church ×2

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Congregational church → abolitionist center → church → historic church →
AbrahamLincolnVisit	1860 →
affiliation	United Church of Christ →
architect	J. C. Wells →
architecturalStyle	Italianate → Romanesque Revival →
borough	Brooklyn NERFINISHED →
buildingMaterial	brick →
city	Brooklyn NERFINISHED →
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 NERFINISHED → New York City → New York State →
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 →
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 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Plymouth Church sermons →	associatedWithChurch
Brooklyn Heights ("Plymouth Church") →	contains
Henry Ward Beecher →	employer
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn ("Plymouth Church") →	foundedAs