Grace Church (Manhattan)

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The Grace Church is an Anglican parish church in Manhattan , New York City , which the Episcopal Diocese of New York heard. The church is located on Broadway  800-804 on the corner of East 10th Street. The church school and church houses used by the school today are located at  86-98 Fourth Avenue between East 10th and 12th Streets.

The church is a masterpiece of early neo-Gothic architecture that has been dubbed one of the “greatest treasures of the city”. It is the first large building designed by the American architect James Renwick Jr .; the structure was registered as a memorial on the National Register of Historic Places in June 1974 . In December 1977, it was granted National Historic Landmark status . The decisive factor for this was its significance for the architectural and social history of New York.

History and architecture

The old Grace Church, around 1820
Grace Church, around 1900
Grace Church, 2015
Grace Church Chapel
Church houses on Fourth Avenue
Marble church tower, built in 1883

The first church in the ward built in 1808 on Broadway and Rector Street. Because New York's population was growing rapidly, the ward decided to move the church to the city center. In 1843 Henry Brevoort bought the land on which the building is located today. The 23-year-old architect James Renwick Jr., a nephew of Brevoort, whose only completed work at the time was the fountain in Bowling Green Park, was commissioned with the construction .

The foundation stone for the new church was laid in 1843; it was consecrated three years later . Grace Church is a neo-Gothic style building made of Sing Sing marble. January ward minutes show the cost of the new church. The entries range from expenses for the workers at Sing Sing State Prison who were hired to work the stones, to the embroidery on the altar cloth. Grace Church originally had a wooden tower, but under the direction of Rector Henry Codman Potter, it was replaced in 1881 with a marble tower, also designed by Renwick. The current tower is 70 m high. The interior of the church is mainly built on plaster mortar supports .

The east window above the high altar was made in 1878 by the English glass manufacturer Clayton and Bell and dominates the church and the chancel. There is a scene on it that illustrates the third stanza of the Te Deum :

You are praised by the glorious choir of the apostles;
thou the praiseworthy number of the prophets;
the martyrs shining army;
The holy Church praises you over the earth.

The figures representing the prophets, apostles, martyrs, and the whole world look up to Christ in the upper center.

The other windows in the church are by Henry Holiday. The altar wall is made of French and Italian marble and Pierre de Caen and, like the altar, was designed personally by Renwick. Ellin & Kitson were commissioned to do this in 1878. The wall shows the four evangelists in the form of mosaic figures, who are next to the risen Christ who proclaims the command of the mission . The church was equipped with choir furniture in 1903 after the chancel was enlarged by almost 4.60 m. On the lawn in front of Renwick's Grace House (1880–1881), which connects the chancel with his rectory (1846–1847), stands a Roman terracotta from the time of Emperor Nero . A restoration of the church began in 1995 and cost nearly $ 3 million. The focus of the restoration was the crumbling marble facade and protection, as well as the restoration of the glass windows.

Bells

Grace Church has 20 bells to date, which found their way into the church from 1873 to 1925. The mechanical game operation was installed by Francis C. Huntington. The diameter of the bells ranges from just under 41 cm to 150 cm.

Chapels

Like Trinity Church and First Presbyterian Church , Grace Church spun off parishes by building chapels in other locations around town. The first chapel was built in 1850 on Madison Avenue at East 28th Street. The Church of Incarnation was formed from the community, which was followed by the construction of a separate chancel and chapel. The latter was renamed the Church of Atonement and no longer exists today.

Grace Church's second chapel was at 132 East 14th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues. It was also designed by Renwick and built in 1861, but burned down in 1872. The next chapel was designed by Potter & Robinson and built in the same location. It has long served as a community center for the area's needy people and as a classroom for English courses and other educational opportunities for immigrants. This is also no longer preserved. Most recently, a chapel and hospital were built at 406 East 14th Street, between First Avenue and A. Avenue . Both buildings were designed by Barney & Chapman. In 1943 they were closed and sold to the Catholic Archdiocese of New York . The building complex still exists today and is listed as a landmark of the city on the National Register of Historic Places .

Grace Church School

Grace Church School, now at 86 Fourth Avenue, which also houses the church houses north of the complex, was established in 1894 and was the first place where choirboys could receive formal training for their duties. The day school was founded in 1934 and now offers full secondary education for boys and girls up to grade twelve. As early as 1947 there was co-educational teaching at the Grace Church School , and affiliation to a certain religion no longer played a role in the admission of students.

In 2006 the school became legally separate and independent from the Church, it owns buildings 84-96 on Fourth Avenue. There is also the Clergy House, the Memorial House and the Neighborhood House.

Grace Church School high school is located in Cooper Square. It opened in 2011.

Use and special features

The church has a long history of providing social assistance to its churchgoers and the surrounding neighborhood. It is believed that Grace Church in the Renwick Memorial House on Fourth Avenue provided the first day care center in New York. It has a social service and shelter for the homeless in one of the buildings on Fourth Avenue.

The church is known for its boys' and men's choir, founded in 1894, and its rich musical program with regular organ concerts.

Web links

Commons : Grace Church (Manhattan)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S. (text); Postal, Matthew A. (text) (2009), Postal, Matthew A., ed., Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.), New York: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-470-28963- 1 , pp. 67-70
  2. ^ 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. 165
  3. ^ Grace Church and Dependencies in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York. National Park Service , accessed November 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ Carolyn Pitts: National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Nomination Form: Grace Church. National Park Service, April 19, 1977, accessed November 9, 2019 (PDF, 512 kB).
  6. ↑ Wosh, Peter J. Grace Church in Jackson, Kenneth T., ed (2010), The Encyclopedia of New York City, New Haven. (2nd ed.): Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2 , P. 539
  7. ↑ Grace Church's website: History ( Memento of the original dated December 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / gracechurchnyc.org
  8. ↑ Wosh, Peter J. Grace Church in Jackson, Kenneth T., ed (2010), The Encyclopedia of New York City, New Haven. (2nd ed.): Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2 , P. 539
  9. ↑ Wosh, Peter J. Grace Church in Jackson, Kenneth T., ed (2010), The Encyclopedia of New York City, New Haven. (2nd ed.): Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2 , P. 539
  10. ↑ http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GV/GV001GraceChurch.htm
  11. ^ Briggs, Charles Frederick, ed. (1853). "Putnam's Monthly Magazine of American Literature, Science, and Art, Volume II". New York: GP Putnam & Co .: 247. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  12. ^ Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7 , pp. 88-89
  13. ^ Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7 , pp. 88-89
  14. ↑ http://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/GraceEpis.html
  15. ↑ http://music.gracechurchnyc.org/bells/
  16. ^ Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7 , pp. 88f
  17. ↑ Wosh, Peter J. Grace Church in Jackson, Kenneth T., ed (2010), The Encyclopedia of New York City, New Haven. (2nd ed.): Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2 , P. 539.
  18. ^ Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7 , pp. 88f
  19. ^ Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7 , pp. 88f
  20. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1939), New York City Guide, New York: Random House, ISBN 0-403-02921-X (Reprinted by Scholarly Press, 1976; often referred to as WPA Guide to New York City), pp. 136
  21. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1939), New York City Guide, New York: Random House, ISBN 0-403-02921-X (Reprinted by Scholarly Press, 1976; often referred to as WPA Guide to New York City), pp. 136
  22. ↑ Overview , Grace Church School website.
  23. ↑ http://www.gcschool.org/page/about-gcs/history
  24. ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S. (text); Postal, Matthew A. (text) (2009), Postal, Matthew A., ed., Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.), New York: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-470-28963- 1 , pp. 67-70
  25. ^ Hollander, Sophia (Aug. 25, 2011) "New School Sets Agenda" The Wall Street Journal
  26. ↑ http://evgrieve.com/2013/10/the-grace-memorial-house-is-nice-and.html
  27. ↑ Wosh, Peter J. Grace Church in Jackson, Kenneth T., ed (2010), The Encyclopedia of New York City, New Haven. (2nd ed.): Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2 , P. 539
  28. ↑ Choir of Men and Boys , Grace Church website.
  29. ^ Music , Grace Church website.
  30. ^ Weekend Organ Meditations , Grace Church website.

Coordinates: 40 ° 43 ′ 55.1 ″  N , 73 ° 59 ′ 27.2 ″  W.