Английская Википедия:First Church of Christ, Scientist (New York City)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox NRHP The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Manhattan is a 1903 building located at Central Park West and 96th Street in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. The building is a designated New York City landmark.[1]
Architecture
The building, designed by Carrère & Hastings, was completed in 1903, is described by New York Times architectural historian Christopher Gray as "one of the city's most sumptuous churches."[2] The style reminiscent of the churches of Nicholas Hawksmoor, a combination of English Baroque and French Beaux-Arts detailing. The building featured stained-glass windows by John LaFarge. The window over the front door was named "Touch Me Not" and was based on John 20:17, depicting Jesus' encounter with Mary Magdalene outside the tomb.[3]
It featured mosaics, gold-plated chandeliers, marble floors, curved pews made of Circassian walnut, and elevators called "moving rooms" because they were large enough to hold 20 people.[2][3]
The church was designated a New York City landmark in 1974, and is a contributing property to the federally designated Central Park West Historic District.[4][5][6][7]
Building use
In 2004 the building was sold to the Crenshaw Christian Center and the Christian Science congregation merged with the congregation of the Second Church of Christ, Scientist.[2][8][3]
In June 2014, after almost ten years in the building, the Crenshaw Christian Center sold the building to 361 Central Park L.L.C. for $26 million. The new owner planned to convert the 47,000-square-foot structure to condominiums.[3] However, the condominium plan was rejected by the zoning appears board. In January 2018 the Children's Museum of Manhattan announced that it had acquired the building.[9] In June 2020 the renovation plan was approved by the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission.[10]
Congregation
The congregation was organized in 1886 by Augusta Emma Stetson. The congregation gave Stetson the lot adjacent to the Church on West 96th St, where she lived in a neo-Georgian house. Stetson's house was demolished in 1930, replaced by a "mild(ly) Art Deco" apartment building designed by Thomas W. Lamb.[2]
The congregation met in rented space before construction of the church.[2]
References
Шаблон:Upper West Side Шаблон:New York City Historic Sites
- ↑ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite nycland, pp.145-146
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite AIA4, p.366
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite fromatoz, pp.74-74
- ↑ "About Us" on the Crenshaw Christian Center East website
- ↑ Gray, Christopher. "Streetscapes: First Church of Christ, Scientist; 2 Congregations Unite, and No. 2 Becomes No. 1". New York Times (December 25, 2005)
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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