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The former '''Chapel of Free Grace''' was a former mission chapel built in 1859 by [[St. George's Episcopal Church (New York City)|St. George's Episcopal Church]]. Located at 406 East 19th Street, it was a gable-fronted steeply pitched masonry Gothic Revival church with a gable rose window. The [[Christ Church Lutheran (New York City)|Evangelical Lutheran Church of Christ]] (founded 1868) purchased the church building in 1882. The 19th Street building remained the Lutheran congregation's home until it was demolished in 1948 during the development of Stuyvesant Town by [[Metropolitan Life Insurance]].<ref name=organ/>
The former '''Chapel of Free Grace''' was a former mission chapel built in 1859 by [[St. George's Episcopal Church (New York City)|St. George's Episcopal Church]]. Located at 406 East 19th Street in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]], it was a gable-fronted steeply pitched masonry Gothic Revival church with a gable rose window. The [[Christ Church Lutheran (New York City)|Evangelical Lutheran Church of Christ]] (founded 1868) purchased the church building in 1882. The 19th Street building remained the Lutheran congregation's home until it was demolished in 1948 during the development of [[Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village|Stuyvesant Town]] by [[Metropolitan Life Insurance]].<ref name=organ/>


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* [http://christlutheranchurchnyc.org/ Official Website]
* [http://christlutheranchurchnyc.org/ Official Website]
* [http://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/ChristLutheran.html Organ History]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101223082955/http://nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/ChristLutheran.html Organ History]
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Latest revision as of 10:45, 10 May 2023

The (former) Chapel of Free Grace
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General information
Architectural styleGothic Revival architecture
Town or cityNew York, New York
CountryUnited States of America
Completed1859[1][2]
ClientSt. George's Episcopal Church[1]
Technical details
Structural systemmasonry

The former Chapel of Free Grace was a former mission chapel built in 1859 by St. George's Episcopal Church. Located at 406 East 19th Street in Manhattan, New York City, it was a gable-fronted steeply pitched masonry Gothic Revival church with a gable rose window. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Christ (founded 1868) purchased the church building in 1882. The 19th Street building remained the Lutheran congregation's home until it was demolished in 1948 during the development of Stuyvesant Town by Metropolitan Life Insurance.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Christ Church (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Organ History Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 26 Dec 2010)
  2. ^ Official Website Church History (accessed 25 Dec 2010)
  • Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.).

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