Church building in Manhattan, New York
40°46′25″N 73°58′42″W / 40.773644°N 73.978213°W / 40.773644; -73.978213
United States historic place
The former Second Church of Christ, Scientist is a historic Christian Science church building located at Central Park West and West 68th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan , New York City , within the Central Park West Historic District .[1] The Beaux-Arts building was designed by architect Frederick R. Comstock and constructed in 1899–1901.[1] [2] The building was restored beginning in 2005 by Sydness Architects which planned to clean the facade, reinforce the stained-glass windows , and waterproof the copper dome and illuminate the skylight.[3]
In 2003 Second Church of Christ, Scientist merged with First Church of Christ, Scientist , whose building at 96th Street was later sold to the Crenshaw Christian Center . The merged congregation used the name First Church of Christ, Scientist , but worshiped at the former Second Church on 68th Street.[4]
References
^ a b Carter B. Horsely, Second Church of Christ, Scientist, The Upper West Side Book
^ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5 . , p.358
^ Gray, Christopher (December 25, 2005). "Streetscapes: First Church of Christ, Scientist; 2 Congregations Unite, and No. 2 Becomes No. 1" . The New York Times .
^ Barron, James (26 September 2014). "A Difficult Passage From Church to Condominium" . The New York Times . Retrieved 27 September 2014 .
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