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Church of Sweden in New York

Coordinates:40°45′26″N73°58′39″W / 40.757142124°N 73.9774614°W /40.757142124; -73.9774614
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Church in Manhattan, New York

Church in New York City, United States
Church of Sweden, New York
Swedish Seamen's Church
Svenska kyrkan i New York
The church in 2024
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Church of Sweden, New York
40°45′26″N73°58′39″W / 40.757142124°N 73.9774614°W /40.757142124; -73.9774614
Location5 East48th Street,
Midtown Manhattan,
New York City
CountryUnited States
DenominationChurch of Sweden
Architecture
Completed1921 (104 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 theSwedish Seamen's Church) is aChurch of Sweden church at 5 East48th Street inMidtown Manhattan,New York City. It is a parish of theChurch of Sweden Abroad. Dating to 1921, it was placed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

The church is currently open Wednesday to Sunday. A library and reading room (featuring a memorial plaque toRaoul 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 ofTorshälla'sWalter Thür.[2][3][4] The uppermost floors are private residences and a rooftop terrace.

Its founding came after around 1.4 millionSwedes arrived on American shores between 1820 and 1900.[5] They found solace in these churches, where they could keep up with news from their homeland, collect and send mail and enjoy refreshments.[2]

In 1921, a year after a donation of around $250,000 from Henrietta E. Francis Talcott, the church was rebuilt in aGothic style. The donor was the wife of farmer-turned-millionaireJames Talcott, who died in 1916 at the age of 86. The new building was the work of architectWilfred E. Anthony (1878–1948).[2][6] Henrietta died in December 1921, aged 79; it is not known whether she got to see the finished building.

On March 31, 1978, the Church of Sweden Abroad bought the property from theNew York Bible Society for $570,000.[2] Theair rights were sold in 1981 for $1 million and paid off the debt.[6]

The song "Christmas in New York" was written by Billy Butt on the church's piano in 1979.[7]

  • Chapel, 2009
    Chapel, 2009

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References

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  1. ^New York Bible Society – NPGallery Digital Asset Management System,National Park Service
  2. ^abcd"THE HIDDEN COFFEE SHOP IN THE SWEDISH SEAMENS CHURCH IN MIDTOWN" – Untapped New York
  3. ^Walter Thür Orgelbyggen (1986) – Pipe Organ Database
  4. ^Svenska Kyrkan (Swedish Seamen's Church) – The New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
  5. ^History – Church of Sweden in New York official website
  6. ^abThe House at 5 East 48th Street – Church of Sweden in New York official website
  7. ^"Julen är här"(PDF) (in Swedish). Svenska sång- och talpedagogförbundet. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on October 24, 2013. RetrievedJanuary 8, 2013.

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