[Bedford Presbyterian Church]
Facade and tower of Bedford Presbyterian Church, 1200 Dean Street, with church-related building at left (church school?), residential building at far right, telephone pole and lines and street lamp in foreground, and intersecting streets (trolley tracks on one) (Later known as Bedford-Central Presbyterian Church.).
1200 Dean Street (Arthur Bates Jennings, c. 1897; expansion: Dodge & Morrison with Kenneth M. Murchison, 1906) – NYC HD, NR-D
This Romanesque Revival style church was completed in two phases about 10 years apart by different architects. The northern section facing Dean Street is the original building, while that facing Nostrand Avenue was added later. The church dominates the intersection with its romantic massing, including gables, conical and pyramidal turrets, and a campanile bell tower, as well as decorative features like round arches with rough-faced stone lintels, leaded glass windows, and slate tile roof. The church retains the neighborhood’s original name, Bedford.
