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Lewis Avenue Congregational Church

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.

From the record

One of 207 National Register listings published here for Kings County · listed in 2020 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 275 Lewis Ave., 574 Madison St., Brooklyn, 11221
  • When was it listed? January 2020
  • Category. building
  • Borough. Brooklyn
  • National Register reference number. 100004908 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Then and now

1889 to 1995

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Lewis Avenue Congregational Church, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet covering Lewis Avenue Congregational Church, surveyed 1889

Fires near this property

2,411 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,411 fires within 5 miles of Lewis Avenue Congregational Church between 1993 and 2020, burning about 883 acres in total. 143 started naturally. 178 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1703
Arson/incendiarism178
Natural143
Smoking120
Debris and open burning78
Misuse of fire by a minor73
Equipment and vehicle use67
Fireworks20
Recreation and ceremony15
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Railroad operations and maintenance6

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Kings County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lewis Avenue Congregational Church: 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Iron, Molybdenum, Beryllium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
49th St & 1st Ave Beryl DepositBerylliumOccurrence
D Smith Steel/ Brooklyn, N.Y.IronUnknown
Manhattan Island OccurrenceMolybdenumOccurrence
N L Industries/ Brooklyn. N.Y.LeadUnknown
Roosevelt Metal/ Brooklyn, N.Y.LeadUnknown

Every working recorded in Kings County

Storms near this property

60 of 88 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brooklyn, the town this property stands in, in 88 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 44 thunderstorm wind, 29 flash flood, 7 lightning, 4 flood. The reports record 6 deaths and 11 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2005Rip CurrentBrooklyn2 killedTwo swimmers, 16 and 40 years of age, drown as they were caught in a rip current at the beach off 93rd street in the Rockaways. Two others escaped without injury. Weather conditions included south winds at 10 to 15 MPH at the time, with no long period swells reported.
October 2025Flash FloodBrooklyn1 killedHigh standing water with water levels above tires on some cars with leaf debris in water with of occurrence estimated. One fatality was reported by FDNY as a men entered the basement to save his dog and drowned.
September 2021Flash FloodBrooklyn1 killedA 66 year old man died when his basement apartment on Ridgewood Avenue near Autumn Avenue in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn flooded.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn1 killedA 52 year old female was fatally injured when a large branch dislodged from a tree and fell on her. This accident occurred on the corner of Avenue J and East 19th Street in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn1 killedno account filed
June 2000LightningBrooklyn5 hurtno account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn3 hurtno account filed
July 2010LightningBrooklyn1 hurtA man was struck by lightning along Eastern Avenue in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn1 hurtA deliveryman was injured at 7th Avenue and 9th Street as plate-glass windows were blown out of the Brooklyn Industries Store.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn1 hurtno account filed
September 2010Tornado (EF0)Brooklyn$8,500,000A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed a tornado near Park Slope in Brooklyn.||In the northern portion of Prospect Park, there were signs of tree damage that converged towards a well defined narrow path. Tree tops were twisted and sheared off. The location of the tornado was bounded by Prospect Park on the west, Flatbush Avenue on the east and Subway Grand Army Plaza to the north. The tornado formed just southwest of the Brooklyn Public Library and lifted around 2 miles northeast of Park Slope.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$45,000Twenty nine trees reported down.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$15,000Large tree down on a house near the intersection of 9th Avenue and 57th Street.
July 2020LightningBrooklyn$10,000Lightning struck a home on Jerome Street and Arlington Avenue in Cypress Hills sparking a house fire.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$10,000Downed and damaged trees reported in parks across the borough...time estimated by radar.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$10,000A large tree down on a home on East 5th Street.
August 2019LightningBrooklyn$10,000Fire in the attic of a two-story house after being struck by lightning on East 51st Street.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$7,500Multiple trees and power lines were reported down in Flatbush.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$6,000Large tree limbs fell and damaged the roof of a car on East 19th Street between Foster Avenue and Glenwood Road.
August 2025LightningBrooklyn$5,000Lightning strike caused traffic light to catch fire at Avenue K and Kings Highway in Brooklyn.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$5,000Large branches downed with 60 to 70 mph winds estimated.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$5,000A large tree split in half with the top half and branches on the house at 57th Street and 9th Avenue.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$5,000A tree on car on Saint John's Place in Park Slope.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$5,000Tree down on parked cars on Lincoln Place between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue in Park Slope.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$5,000Large tree limbs down and metal picnic tables were flipped over near the Prospect Park Zoo.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$5,000A tree fell onto a home in East Flatbush.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$4,000A large tree reported down.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$4,000A large tree down on power lines on Bedford Avenue.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$3,000Utility company states many weather related power outages across Brooklyn, with 5000+ customers without power near Midwood.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$3,000Downed wires on Avenue J in Brooklyn.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$2,500Large tree limbs and power lines were downed at the intersection of Dean Street and Underhill Avenue near Prospect Heights.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$1,500Large tree branches were reported down, taking down power lines along East 102nd Street in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$1,000A tree was reported down along 47th Street in Borough Park.
November 2014Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$1,000A large tree branch fell into the rear window of a car.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$1,000A large tree branch was downed on a car and across Clinton Ave. near the intersection of Clinton and Greene Avenues.
July 2025Flash FloodBrooklyn-Video showing street flooded with up to a foot of water with sewers pushing water onto the street.
October 2025Flash FloodBrooklyn-Over a foot of water up to bottom of car doors in Midwood.
October 2025Flash FloodBrooklyn-Basement water rescue along with a stranded vehicle near the intersection of Midwood street and Kingston avenue with Fire Department and ambulance on scene.
September 2023Flash FloodBrooklyn-Car stranded in flood waters at the intersection of Prospect Avenue and Caton Avenue.
September 2023Flash FloodBrooklyn-Multiple cars stranded in flood waters at the intersection of Prospect Expressway and Caton Avenue.
September 2023Flash FloodBrooklyn-Water rescues on Prospect expressway at Caton Avenue. Fire department responding.
September 2023Flash FloodBrooklyn-Multiple car stranded with water up to the windows on Prospect Expressway at Exit 5.
February 2022Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn-Mesonet staton BKLN measured a 50 KT wind gust.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn-New York State Mesonet station BKLN measured a 51 knot wind gust.
September 2021Flash FloodBrooklyn-The body of a man in his 40s was found floating in the Gowanus Canal near 25th Street and Third Avenue in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn on Thursday, September 2nd.
September 2021Flash FloodBrooklyn-One to two feet of water was covering the road with cars disabled in the roadway on 2nd Avenue between 59th Street and 60th Street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
September 2021Flash FloodBrooklyn-Water was spilling into a home in Crown Heights through the doors as the ground drains became either overwhelmed or clogged. Two inches of water was in the basement.
September 2021Flash FloodBrooklyn-Parkside Avenue in Flatbush was closed due to flooding.
August 2021Flash FloodBrooklyn-Parkside Avenue was flooded between Coney Island Avenue and Ocean Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
August 2021Flash FloodBrooklyn-A water rescue was reported at the intersection of 4th Avenue and Carroll Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, due to flash flooding.
August 2021Flash FloodBrooklyn-Vehicles were stranded due to flash flooding on 4th Avenue in Park Slope.
July 2020Flash FloodBrooklyn-Farragut Road was closed due to flooding east of Utica Avenue by Kings Highway in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
July 2020Flash FloodBrooklyn-The road was closed due to flooding at 18th Avenue into Ditmas Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
June 2019HailBrooklyn-One inch hail reported.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn-A large tree down on Kermit Place blocking the road.
June 2018Flash FloodBrooklyn-The junction of Kings Highway and East 53rd Street was closed due to flooding in East Flatbush.
June 2017Flash FloodBrooklyn-Flash flooding was reported in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn.
June 2014Flash FloodBrooklyn-A car was stalled in flood waters at the intersection of 4th Ave. and Carroll St. in Park Slope.
April 2014FloodBrooklyn-The basements of several residents and businesses on Rogers Ave. and Union St. in Crown Heights were flooded. Storm total rainfall amounts reported across the county ranged from 5.13 inches in Cobble Hill to 5.72 inches in Midwood.
August 2011FloodBrooklyn-The basements of several residences in Midwood were flooded. Storm total rainfall amounts reported in Kings County ranged from 7.38 inches in Midwood to 8.75 inches in Sheepshead Bay.

Every storm recorded in Kings County

Maps showing this location

16 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Stuyvesant Gardens I0.1 miles2025
Stuyvesant Gardens I0.3 miles2025
Shaari Zedek Synagogue0.3 miles2009
Stuyvesant Heights Historic District0.3 miles1975
Stuyvesant Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.4 miles1996
Fulton Park Plaza0.5 miles2026

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 100004908 in Record Group 79.
Kings CountyAll 207 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.