The Church of the Resurrection is a historic Episcopal

Episcopal Church (United States)

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 church and rectory

Rectory

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 in Richmond Hill, Queens

Richmond Hill, Queens

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, New York, New York

New York City

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. It was originally built in 1874 as a frame, Gothic Revival

Gothic Revival architecture

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 style church. It was extensively remodeled and enlarged in 1904 in the Late Gothic / Tudor Revival style. It has an exterior of random quarry-faced stone and a prominent bell tower

Bell tower

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 with spire

Spire

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. The church includes the Riis family memorial window, donated in 1905 by Elizabeth Riis, wife of Jacob Riis

Jacob Riis

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. The adjacent Cummings Hall was built in 1923. The rectory was built in 1888 and is a -story, frame dwelling with a hipped roof

Hipped roof

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 and gable dormer

Dormer

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s in the Queen Anne

Queen Anne Style architecture

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 style.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 2003.

External links

• The Church of the Resurrection website