GRACE CHURCH, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS

New York Landmarks Conservancy's
Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award Recipient
for Outstanding Preservation

THE BROOKLYN EAGLE Francesca N.Tate

The New York Landmarks Conservancy honored Grace Church-Brooklyn Heights with its version of the Academy Awards for multi-million dollar capital campaigns and restoration. The church building dates to 1849. The building’s restoration included the restoration of a watertight copper roof, new sound system, electrical rewiring and, of course, the crowning glory -the discovery and revelation of an ornately decorative ceiling. 

LUCY G. MOSES PRESERVATION AWARDS

Grace Church, Brooklyn Heights
This church has undergone a stunning transformation. Inside, a vibrant and historic decorative scheme of blue, gold and red, with a magnificent starburst pattern across the ceiling has been revealed from under-layers of brown paint. Outside, the Gothic Revival brownstone structure is now capped with an attractive and watertight copper roof that will protect the spectacular interior. 

Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church

The renovation of the main sanctuary, chapel organs, and church house of this Civil War era church.  Included were new HVAC BMS system and the excavation beneath the main sanctuary for the construction of a Christian education center.

Exterior repair and complete restoration of the red sand stone 1875 Victorian Gothic New York City Church and clock tower. 

St. James Church, New York

The installation of the Saint James Church bicentennial gallery organ and custom case and two chancel organs in the Episcopal tradition.  The organs contain a combined total of 5,538 pipes. Project also included restoration and painting of the Sanctuary.