First Presbyterian Church of Newtown

First Presbyterian Church of Newtown
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Seen in May 2009
Location	54-05 Seabury St., Elmhurst, New York
Coordinates	40°44′09″N 73°52′37″W / 40.7357°N 73.8770°W / 40.7357; -73.8770
Area	0.66 acres (0.27 ha)
Built	1895 (1895) (current church) 1907 (1907) (manse) 1931 (1931) (parish hall)
Architect	Collins, Frank A.; Meyer & Mathieu[1]
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Collegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No.	13000696[1]
Added to NRHP	September 9, 2013

The First Presbyterian Church of Newtown is a historic Presbyterian church in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The church complex is composed of the main church, a parish hall, and a manse. The current complex at 54th Avenue, between Seabury Street and Queens Boulevard, is the fifth church complex built for the congregation.

The congregation was founded in 1652 and was originally housed in a building that it shared with other congregations. In 1669, the town of Newtown (later Elmhurst) erected a new building for the churches. The congregation became part of the Presbyterian Church in 1715 and built a structure that was demolished during the American Revolutionary War. A second building, called the Old White Church, was erected in 1791 and remained standing until 1928. The congregation moved to its current building when it was completed in 1895. The manse was built in 1907. Both the church building and manse were moved in 1924 when Queens Boulevard was widened, and the parish hall was built in 1931.

The current church building is a Late Gothic Revival style, granite and brownstone church with a steep slate gable roof. It features three large pointed arched windows and an 85-foot-tall (26 m) square bell tower. The parish hall is a Collegiate Gothic-style brick building with a slate roof. The manse is a 2+1⁄2-story frame residence. The church complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.