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Joseph F. Berlenbach, father of architect Francis J. Berlenbach, was listed as a carpenter in the 1872 Brooklyn city directory (at 174 Meserole Street). In the same year he was listed as the architect of rectory for Holy Trinity Church on Montrose Avenue (as Joseph Berndach).

Street names and numbering in Brooklyn changed a number of times.

Hall associated with Ss. Peter & Paul Parish. The building was contracted as a gift of Mrs. Jeremiah Walsh and named in honor of her brother. References: "Father Malone's Reward", New York Times, August 16, 1897. "The McCadden [sic] Memorial", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 6, 1897, 16.

Constructed in 1848 for the First Universalist Society of Williamsburgh. The First Universalist Society of Williamsburgh (later All Souls Universalist Church) was founded in 1845 and occupied this site from 1848 until about 1873, when All Souls relocated to South 10th Street.

The congregation was organized in 1887 as a mission station by Rev. J.P. Beyer. In 1897, the congregation dedicated a new structure on Knickerbocker Avenue."Services of Dedication: New Synagogue and New Church Opened to Worshipers". Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 20, 1897, 7.

Cornerstone laid 3 October 1937

Catholic services were first held in Southold in 1863. Prior to that, the nearest Catholic parish was St. Andrew's in Sag Harbor. The first church was a converted school on what is now Route 25. Originally there was to be a school on the property as well. The cornerstone of the present St.

b. 27 June 1887 - d. 22 Oct. 1959

Partnership of Patrick C. Keely and his son-in-law, Thomas Houghton. Active as a firm in the 1890s through Keely's death in August, 1896.