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'''Grace Congregational Chirch of Harlem''' is a historic congregational church in new york city's harlem neighborhood. It has served African Americans including in the theater industry. The building served teo other congregations before this one. |
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'''Grace Congregational Church of Harlem''' is a [[congregational church]] in [[Harlem]].<ref name=nyt>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/nyregion/grace-congregational-church-harlem.html | title=Why New York City is Trying to Preserve a Crumbling Church | work=The New York Times | date=22 October 2021 | last1=Stack | first1=Liam }}</ref> It has served African Americans including in the theater industry. The building, designed by [[Joseph Ireland]] in a Romanesque architectural style and completed in 1892, served two other congregations before this one.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gracechurchharlem-ucc.org/our-history/ | title=Our History | website=Grace Congregational Church of Harlem }}</ref> |
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[[Marian Anderson]] and composer [[Duke Ellington]] attended the church and organist [[Sylvia Olden Lee]] was a congregant.<ref name=nyt/> |
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It is at 308-310 139th Street in the [[Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District]]. A proposal to redevelop the property would demolish the church and incorporate a new one into a building with housing units.<ref>{{cite web | last=Nunez | first=Lissette | date=26 October 2021 |url=https://www.fox5ny.com/news/century-old-harlem-church-struggling-to-survive.amp | title=Century-old Harlem church struggling to survive | website=FOX 5 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/harlem-church-be-redeveloped-apartments | title=Harlem Church to be Redeveloped into Apartments | work=Harlem, NY Patch | date=3 December 2019 | last=Krisel | first=Brendan}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Manhattan]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:48, 31 August 2024
Grace Congregational Church of Harlem is a congregational church in Harlem.[1] It has served African Americans including in the theater industry. The building, designed by Joseph Ireland in a Romanesque architectural style and completed in 1892, served two other congregations before this one.[2]
Marian Anderson and composer Duke Ellington attended the church and organist Sylvia Olden Lee was a congregant.[1]
It is at 308-310 139th Street in the Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District. A proposal to redevelop the property would demolish the church and incorporate a new one into a building with housing units.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Stack, Liam (October 22, 2021). "Why New York City is Trying to Preserve a Crumbling Church". The New York Times.
- ^ "Our History". Grace Congregational Church of Harlem.
- ^ Nunez, Lissette (October 26, 2021). "Century-old Harlem church struggling to survive". FOX 5.
- ^ Krisel, Brendan (December 3, 2019). "Harlem Church to be Redeveloped into Apartments". Harlem, NY Patch.