Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Manhattan

Historic church in New York, United States
United States historic place
Trinity Lutheran Church
2011
40°47′46.25″N 73°58′5.26″W / 40.7961806°N 73.9681278°W / 40.7961806; -73.9681278
AreaUpper West Side
Built1908
ArchitectGeorge W. Conable
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.09000722[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 2009[1]

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Manhattan is a Lutheran church located at 164 West 100th Street just east of Amsterdam Avenue, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1888[2] as the German Evangelical Lutheran Church to serve German immigrants moving into the Upper West Side. It initially held services in a storefront until money had been raised to buy land and build a sanctuary.[3]

The double-height brick and stone masonry church building was constructed in 1908, and was designed by George W. Conable in the Gothic Revival style.[4][5] In the 1950s, the building was slated for demolition as part of Robert Moses' urban renewal program, but the parish resisted and eventually, after 10 years, won the battle. It became the only structure within 32 acres (13 ha) in its neighborhood not to have been razed by Moses.[3] On September 26, 2009, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. September 25, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7., p. 280
  3. ^ a b "History" Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine on the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church website
  4. ^ Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
  5. ^ Russiello, James R. A Sympathetic Planning Hierarchy for Redundant Churches: A Comparison of Continued Use and Reuse in Denmark, England and the United States of America (MSc Conservation of Historic Buildings, University of Bath, 2008), p. 78-79.

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  • Media related to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Manhattan at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
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