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Church of the Epiphany
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York Avenue - 74th Street, looking northwest, 1934. This corner of mostly empty storefronts and apartments on the upper floors would not survive long after this photograph was taken. In 1939 a Norman Gothic style church was erected on this corner for a congregation with a long New York City history. The Church of the Epiphany was established in 1833 as the first church of the New York Protestant Episcopal City Mission Society. The parish, which began in a small room on the Lower East Side, had their first church building at 130 Stanton Street. Through various moved and mergers with other parishes the church had services in locations on 47th and 50th Streets, as well as Lexington Avenue. The current church building was constructed around the time that the nearby hospital facilities were also being built. The architect of the church, Marion Sims Wyeth of the firm Wyeth & King, is perhaps currently (2017) best known as the architect of Mar-a-Logo. This Florida mansion built by socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post as a winter retreat for presidents was purchased in 1985 by Donald Trump and has been used in 2017 by the 45th president.
Take Me To Church: NYPL Edition
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A collection of churches across New York City from the New York Public Library.
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443-447 East 74th Street
443-45-47 East 74th St. New York. Looking North East From South Side of Street 11:24 AM
Church of the Epiphany
Manhattan: 35th Street - Lexington Avenue (1) 35th Street, north side, from Lexington Avenue to Second Avenue. Only part of the Church of the Epiphany is shown. June 6, 1929. P. L. Sperr (2) E. 35th Street, North Side, and showing at the North East corner of Lexington Avenue the former site of the Church of the Epiphany. October 11th, 1939. P. L. Sperr
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