Madison Avenue Reformed Church


corner 57th Street. 
New York, N.Y.

Published Date:[187?-] 

Notes:Foxing on image. 
Printed on border: "Erected 1870." 
"Cost $150,000." 
"Lots, $90,000." 
"Spire '88 feet.

" Printed on image: "Howland--Sc., N.Y." 


Digital ID: 801024
NYPL Call Number: PC NEW YC-Chu-(A-Z)


History of Madison Avenue Reformed Church

....In 1915, an unusual transaction occurred in which the Madison Avenue Reformed Church 
on the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 57th Street bought Central Church 
(the old 5th Avenue edifice), and in exchange, Central bought the Madison Avenue 
structure, moving the congregation to the Upper East Side where many of its members 
were now living. A long and distinguished pastorate of 31 years in the person of the 
Rev. Dr. Wilton Merle-Smith ended with his retirement in 1920 and his death on 
October 3, 1923, concluding a significant era in the church's history.....

Back To MANHATTAN CHURCH PHOTOS Main Index
Back To MANHATTAN Main
Back To WORSHIP Main
Back To BROOKLYN Main