Manhattan · NYC landmark
Former First Church of Christ, Scientist
1 West 96th Street · Manhattan, New York City
A granite meeting house is being adapted for the Children’s Museum of Manhattan.
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NYFE Summary
The congregation commissioned an auditorium for about 2,000 people after years in rented or adapted spaces. Its broad central room sat below offices and classrooms, while a tall entrance tower faced the park.
Banded stone columns frame the recessed doorway and the large window above it. An open, four-sided lantern supports the tower’s pointed roof, with stone urns at its corners.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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