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New York
Architecture Images-Harlem and the Heights Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle |
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Charles Atwood |
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225 Malcolm X Boulevard on the northwest corner with West 121st Street |
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1889-91 |
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Gothic Revival |
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Church |
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| A design by Charles Atwood built in 1889-91, this Gothic Revival edifice was the first Unitarian church north of 34th Street. By 1919, membership at Lenox Avenue Unitarian Church had diminished substantially and the building was sold to Jewish Orthodox immigrants. The congregation of Chebra Ukadisha B'nai Israel Mikalwarie lived in nearby tenements and were mostly poor. By 1942, dwindling attendance and a change in demographics prompted a return to Christian worship. The current African-American congregation reflects this shift, which remains constant today. | |
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| With special thanks to www.nyc.gov | |
