Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church
Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church, originally the Harlem Presbyterian Church, is a historic 1906 church in the Harlem section of New York City.
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It was designed by Thomas Henry Poole as the Mount Morris Presbyterian Church and features granite and gold Roman brick.[1] The church is in the Mount Morris Park Historic District.
The Harlem Presbyterian Church congregation was organized in the 1840s.[2] A history of the Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church was published in 1988. It is held by the New York Public Library.[3]
It is at West 122nd Street and Mount Morris Park West. It has a copper clad dome and a medallion of Noah's Ark above its doorway.[4] An American Institute of Architects guidebook describes the dome above the building's eclectic architecture as "just silly".[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "New York Architecture Images- Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church". www.nyc-architecture.com.
- ^ "Harlem Presbyterian Church - New York City". www.nycago.org.
- ^ Harlem (New York, N.Y.) (February 18, 1988). Mt. Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church: 120 years of Christian service ; Sunday, April 17, 1988. Mt. Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church. OCLC 173369013 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ Walsh, Kevin (May 3, 2009). "MT. MORRIS PARK, Manhattan". Forgotten New York.
- ^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran; Chapter, American Institute of Architects New York (June 9, 2010). AIA Guide to New York City. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-538386-7 – via Google Books.