Lutheran Church of the Reformation, also known as Glory House International, is a historic church complex located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It was built in 1900–1902, and is a Late Romanesque Revival style sandy grey brick church with stone embellishments. It features two flanking towers of differing sizes on the main facade, round arched windows, corbel tables and stone window tracery. The larger tower has a steeply pitched pyramidal roof. Attached to the church by a hyphen is a three-story, less elaborate brick dependency.[2]: 14 [3]
Lutheran Church of the Reformation | |
 Lutheran Church of the Reformation, October 2012 | |
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| Location | 111 N. Chestnut St., Rochester, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°9′32″N 77°36′12″W / 43.15889°N 77.60333°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1900-1902 |
| Architect | Brockett, William; Gordon & Kaelber |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Romanesque Revival |
| MPS | Inner Loop MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000150[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 12, 1992 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1] In 2022, Reformation Lutheran Church merged with another Lutheran church[4] and its building was purchased by Glory House International, a non-denominational African American congregation.[5]
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Church cornerstone -
Interior of church
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Janette Johnstone (August 1984). "Inner Loop MRA" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ^ church website
- ^ "Reformation Lutheran Church". Retrieved 6 December 2023.
We have merged with the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, where we now worship. This website is in the process of being dedicated to a history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation, founded in 1868, merged in 2022.
- ^ "5 Days Until our first Preview Service at our New Home!". Facebook. Glory House International. September 7, 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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