Merrick and Dover Rds., Massapequa, New York. County/parish: Nassau.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 30, 1983. NRIS 83001713.
2 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 1 contributing structure.
The Grace Church Complex is a historic Episcopal church complex in Massapequa, Nassau County, New York. The complex consists of the church, surrounding parish cemetery, the Floyd-Jones family cemetery, and the DeLancey Floyd-Jones Free Library. The small church was built in 1844 by Elbert Floyd-Jones and remodeled in 1905. It is a frame structure on a brick foundation and consists of a vestibule, nave, and chancel. It is in the Gothic Revival style and features a square bell tower with modest spire. The church also has Tiffany glass windows added during the remodeling. Sometime after 1983, the old Grace Church was given to the Historical Society of the Massapequas.
The DeLancey Floyd-Jones Free Library was built in 1896 and is a two-by-two-bay one-room structure that served as the only public library in Massapequa for 60 years. The library was founded and built by DeLancey Floyd-Jones (1826–1902). Initially, the library, which Col. Floyd-Jones gave to Massapequa along with an endowment, was open three days a week and had enough space on its shelves to accommodate up to 2,500 books.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It also includes three structures that are Oyster Bay municipal landmarks.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319109