Buildings
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Buildings
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Historical items related to the four Park Avenue United Methodist Church buildings.
Collection Items
Dedication Services 1884 Program
This program covers the service at Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, now the Park Avenue United Methodist Church, on March 23, 1884. The service was specifically a building dedication for the new church building. The program includes the Order…
The Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
This one page article in Harper's Weekly discusses the architectural features of the Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, now Park Avenue United Methodist Church, and includes an illustration of the Church's exterior. The article focuses on the…
New York Chapter of the American Guild of Organists website
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The page includes a description of the current and past organs at Park Avenue United Methodist Church, New York City. It includes a brief history of the church and in-depth information about three of the four organs the Church has…
Opening a New Chapel
Description of the opening services conducted at the new location of the Park Ave. Methodist Episcopal Church in New York City. Includes a brief history of the church, an explanation of the reasons for the move, a detailed description of the church…
Laying a Church Corner Stone
Vivid description of the celebration at a new facility for the Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church as the new cornerstone is laid. Includes a brief history of previous locations for the church, a list of VIPs in attendance, and a description of…
METHODISTS IN A NEW HOME: SERVICES AT THE DEDICATION OF THE PARK-AVENUE CHURCH
Describes the dedication services conducted at the Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church for the new church built in 1883. Includes a description of the church, excerpts from the sermons and speeches given by prominent clergy and community members…
The Old Hazard House N.Y.
Illustration depicting the old Hazard House inn, circa 1835, at the NW corner of 84th Street and Third Avenue. Appeared in D.T. Valentine's Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York for 1859. An historical sketch of the Hazard House starts on…
Park Av. Methodists to Have Church Linked With 15-Story Apartment House
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Abstract / first paragraph: Supreme Court Justice Tierney yesterday approved an application by the Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church to lease its property at the southeast…
Park Av. Methodist Church Stone Laid: Bishop Wilson Wields Trowel for New Edifice at Eighty-sixth Street
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Abstract: The cornerstone of the new Park Avenue Methodist Church was laid yesterday afternoon by Bishop Luther B. Wilson of the New York Methodist Area. He was assisted by the…
Park Ave. Methodist Faces Loss of Home: Meeting Is Set for Friday in Crisis Over $800,000 Mortgage Given 10 Years Ago
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Abstract: The Rev. Dr. James J. Henry, pastor of the Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, 106 East Eighty-sixth Street, asked members yesterday to confer Friday evening on…