Thornton M. Niven
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Thornton MacNess Niven was a Scottish-American architect and master stonecutter who worked primarily in Newburgh, New York, but also in several locations along the Hudson River and Southern United Sta
Niven in 1872
The Dutch Reformed Church is one of the most prominent architectural landmarks in Newburgh, New York. It was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis in 1835 in the Greek Revival style just after the disso
Thornton M. Niven
…Alexander Jackson Davis, James H. Dakin, Russell Warren, and Calvin Pollard. In his early career as a granite stonecutter, Niven gained national acclaim. Dutch Reformed Church, Newburgh, New York (Stonework, 1835) Theological Seminary of the Associate Reformed Synod of New York, Newburgh, New York (1837-1838…
The church in late 2006, with all four columns restored
An 1842 woodcut of Newburgh showing how the church (top, right) dominated the city's skyline during that time period.
Davis based the design on Town & Davis' recent Church of the French Protestants (1832) in New York
Damage from the 1950 hurricane