Next Step Community Church
United States historic place
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Next Step Community Church is a historic non-denominational evangelical Christian church at 360 Schermerhorn Street and Third Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. It was built in 1893–1894 in the Romanesque Revival style and rebuilt after a fire in 1917–1918. It has a brownstone base and superstructure faced with subtly textured brick with brownstone trim. The building features a large rose window and three corner towers.[2] Edward Morris Bowman was the church's first organist and choirmaster. He led a large chorus and orchestra at the church from 1894-1906 that gained a national reputation.[3]
Baptist Temple | |
Baptist Temple, August 2008 | |
| Location | 360 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°41′11″N 73°58′48″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | Weary & Kramer; Dodge & Morrison |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001334[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1995 |
It is a work of architects Weary & Kramer, and it is a work of Dodge & Morrison.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 under the name Baptist Temple.[1] The historic pipe organ was undergoing a multi-year restoration at the time.[4] It was seriously damaged in a three-alarm fire that broke out on July 7, 2010.[5]
In 2022, it became nondenominational and was renamed Next Step Community Church. [6]