Brook Chapel is a historic chapel located at Hillburn in Rockland County, New York, USA. It was built in 1893 and is a light frame L-shaped, gable-roofed structure expanded to its current size in the first half of the 20th century. At the time of the expansion, it acquired its Gothic Revival style.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

Brook Chapel
Brook Chapel is located in New York
Brook Chapel
Brook Chapel is located in the United States
Brook Chapel
Location6th St., Hillburn, New York
Coordinates41°7′29.07″N 74°10′34.55″W / 41.1247417°N 74.1762639°W / 41.1247417; -74.1762639
Area1.09 acres (0.44 ha)
Built1893
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.09001287[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 2010

From 1907 until 1920, Rev. Byron Gunner served as the church pastor;[3] and his wife Cicely Savery Gunner was involved with the Brook Chapel Sunday School and the Brook School.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 2/08/10 Through 2/12/10". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brook Chapel" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying eight photographs
  3. ^ Jones, Angela (August 15, 2011). African American Civil Rights: Early Activism and the Niagara Movement: Early Activism and the Niagara Movement. ABC-CLIO. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-313-39361-7.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Main School #15000516". National Park Service. August 5, 2015.