Constructed in 1850 for the Norfolk Street Baptist Church. The front of the church was constructed of ashlar brownstone in the Gothic style, while the rear of the church is constructed of common brick with brownstone trim.
The First Baptist Church, Greenpoint, was organized in 1847. At that time there "about thirteen Baptists living in Greenpoint", who organized a church with 9 members in the old Origen house on Franklin Avenue. "Rev. Mr. Jones and others supplied the pulpit" from 1847 to 1849.
Bushwick Savings Bank was founded in 1868, but appears to have struggled in its early years. Its original incorporators included William Wall, Samuel Meeker, Henry Eckert, and Frederick Kalbfleish. In 1873, the bank reopened in some fashion, with Nicholas Wyckoff listed as the first depositor. Joseph Liebmann was the president of the bank at that time, although the "original incorporators" from 1868 were listed as well. At this time, the bank was located at Broadway and Myrtle Avenue.
R. (Richard) Thomas Short was active in Brooklyn and Manhattan real estate.
Property address is recorded in the Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide as 320 Herkimer, which may be a typo. According to the 1883 Brooklyn City Directory, the original owner, Thomas P. Wilkinson, lived at number 78 as early as 1883.
The First Fresbyterian Church, in South Fourth street, corner of Sixth — This church was organized in May 1842, and consisted of fifteen members. It was, as its name imports, the first Presbyterian church established in this city, and has received since its organization, two hundred and eighty-two members.
Bushwick Central Methodist Episcopal Church (originally Bushwick Avenue M.E. Church, now Bushwick United M.E. Church) is a Romanesque Revival style brick and terra cotta church built in 1887, designed by George W. Kramer. Contructed in 1901, the existing structure replaced an earlier frame church that was constructed in 1887 (W. J. Browne, architect). DOB records indicate that the existing structure is an alteration, however the former church was completely replaced.
