Saint Luke's Lutheran Church

308 West 46th Street | Hell's Kitchen | built 1922

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1923
September
The congregation dedicates its new church on West 46th Street
Founded in 1850 as a Dutch Reformed congregation, the group becomes Lutheran in 1853 and moves several times before building on West 46th Street. Edward L. Tilton designs the church, which has its cornerstone laid in October 1922 and opens in September 1923. A four-story parish house by Francis Keally goes up next to it in 1922.
Source: Wikipedia
2007
June 1
The church joins the state and national historic registers
Saint Luke's Lutheran Church is added to the New York State Register of Historic Places on April 9, 2007, and to the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 2007. The church, designed by Edward L. Tilton, has been described as a blend of Gothic Revival and Art Deco styles.
Source: Wikipedia

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