Brooklyn Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church in Oakland
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church (Oakland, California) is located in Oakland, California
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church (Oakland, California)
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church (Oakland, California) is located in California
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church (Oakland, California)
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church (Oakland, California) is located in the United States
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church (Oakland, California)
Location1433 12th Avenue, Oakland, California
Coordinates37°48′29″N 122°15′14″W / 37.807933°N 122.253800°W / 37.807933; -122.253800
Area0.48-acre
Built1887 (1887)
ArchitectNewsom brothers
NRHP reference No.100001600[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 2017

Brooklyn Presbyterian Church is a historical building in Oakland, California. The Brooklyn Presbyterian Church was built in 1887. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 2017. The building was also home to the Grace Temple Baptist Church of Oakland. Also at the Brooklyn Presbyterian Church is the Parish Hall also was built in 1887. The 1887 buildings were designed by Samuel Newsom and Joseph Newsom, who also designed the fourth city hall building in Oakland. Architect, George Bordwell, may have been part of the design also. Brooklyn Presbyterian Church used the church from 1887 to 1972. The church has a three-stage 66-foot bell tower and larger stained glass windows. Sunday school classroom wings were added later.[2][3] After the church closed, the building was vacant for sometime, in 2022 Strive Wealth Builders started converting the church in to a 21,300 square feet 42 unit housing unit and 5,450 square feet for other uses. The building is in the Clinton neighborhood. [4][5]

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  1. ↑ "National Register Information System – (#100001600)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area By Susan Dinkelspiel Cerny
  3. ↑ "ohrphoto.oaklandchurches.003 | Oakland Public Library Digital Collections". oakland.access.preservica.com.
  4. ↑ "Brooklyn Presbyterian Church in Oakland to Become Modern Affordable Housing and Community Hub - East Bay Exclusive". eastbayexclusive.com. April 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ Nelson, Andrew (January 6, 2022). "Permits Filed to Convert Church to Affordable Housing, 1433 12th Avenue, Clinton, Oakland".
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