See Inside Bed Stuy's Pre-Civil War Carpenter Gothic Church Before Demo
A mutual friend forwarded these photos, taken by a neighbor about two months ago, of the inside of the Carpenter Gothic church at 809 Jefferson Avenue. The photographer commented: Friends of mine belong to this church and tell me that they struggled with the situation for a very long time but ultimately decided they couldn’t…
A mutual friend forwarded these photos, taken by a neighbor about two months ago, of the inside of the Carpenter Gothic church at 809 Jefferson Avenue. The photographer commented:
Friends of mine belong to this church and tell me that they struggled with the situation for a very long time but ultimately decided they couldn’t afford to save a very deteriorated structure. It is very sad, indeed. I don’t know who could have saved this building. To anyone in the neighborhood, this is not a surprise. We will always wonder what could have been done to save it, and let this inspire us to prevent further loss of these old gems.
Click through to see the stained-glass windows in the balcony over the entrance.
809 Jefferson Avenue Coverage [Brownstoner]
I thought there was a huge market for reclaimed wood, you would think more developers would dismantle and sell it to squeeze more money out of these old properties rather than sending it to the dump. Maybe the labor costs/time isn’t worth it to them.