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Church of Sweden in New York

Coordinates : 40°45′26″N 73°58′39″W  /  40.757142124°N 73.9774614°W  / 40.757142124; -73.9774614
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Church of Sweden, New York
Swedish Seamen's Church
Svenska kyrkan i New York
The chapel in 2009
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40°45′26″N 73°58′39″W  /  40.757142124°N 73.9774614°W  / 40.757142124; -73.9774614
Location 5 East 48th Street ,
Midtown Manhattan ,
New York City
Country United States
Denomination Church of Sweden
Architecture
Completed 1921 (103 years ago)  ( 1921 )
Henrietta E. Francis Talcott's name above a window on the church

Church of Sweden in New York ( Swedish : Svenska kyrkan i New York ; also known as the Swedish Seamen's Church ) is a Church of Sweden church at 5 East 48th Street in Midtown Manhattan , New York City . It is a parish of the Church of Sweden Abroad . Dating to 1921, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

The church is currently open Wednesday to Sunday. As of 2022, its cafe is located in the church's basement while work is undertaken on the building's upper floors. [2] A library and reading room (featuring a memorial plaque to Raoul Wallenberg ) is located on the first floor, while the chapel, sacristy and children's room is on the second floor. The chapel's organ dates to 1986, the work of Torshalla 's Walter Thur . [3] [4] [5] The uppermost floors are private residences and a rooftop terrace.

Its founding came after around 1.4 million Swedes arrived on American shores between 1820 and 1900. [6] They found solace in these churches, where they could keep up with news from their homeland, collect and send mail and enjoy refreshments. [3]

In 1921, a year after a donation of around $250,000 from Henrietta E. Francis Talcott, the church was rebuilt in a Gothic style. The donor was the wife of farmer-turned-millionaire James Talcott , who died in 1916 at the age of 86. The new building was the work of architect Wilfred E. Anthony (1878?1948). [3] [7] Henrietta died in December 1921, aged 79; it is not known whether she got to see the finished building.

On 31 March 1978, the Church of Sweden Abroad bought the property from the New York Bible Society for $570,000. [3] The air rights were sold in 1981 for $1 million and paid off the debt. [7]

The song " Christmas in New York " was written by Billy Butt on the church's piano in 1979. [8]

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References [ edit ]

  1. ^ New York Bible Society ? NPGallery Digital Asset Management System, National Park Service
  2. ^ "Cafe & Bibliotek" . www.svenskakyrkan.se (in Swedish) . Retrieved 7 December 2022 .
  3. ^ a b c d "THE HIDDEN COFFEE SHOP IN THE SWEDISH SEAMENS CHURCH IN MIDTOWN" ? Untapped New York
  4. ^ Walter Thur Orgelbyggen (1986) ? Pipe Organ Database
  5. ^ Svenska Kyrkan (Swedish Seamen's Church) ? The New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
  6. ^ History ? Church of Sweden in New York official website
  7. ^ a b The House at 5 East 48th Street ? Church of Sweden in New York official website
  8. ^ "Julen ar har" (PDF) (in Swedish). Svenska sang- och talpedagogforbundet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2013 . Retrieved 8 January 2013 .

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