Trinity Lutheran Church
31-18 37th Street | Astoria | built 1926
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- 1926
Trinity Lutheran Church lays its cornerstone on 37th Street
The cornerstone of Trinity Lutheran Church at 31-18 37th Street was laid on October 17, 1926. The church was designed by John William Cresswell Corbusier, with architect George W. Conable (1866-1933) supervising, and the Rufus H. Brown company, a builder with many churches around the city to its name, served as contractor.
“The cornerstone was laid on October 17, 1926 and construction was finished on November 13, 1927.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 1927
Builders finish the granite Collegiate Gothic church
Construction ended on November 13, 1927. The one-story Collegiate Gothic church is built of Wymouth granite, and its front has a recessed entrance beneath a large window between two spires topped with ornate turrets; inside, the plan is a Gothic nave with transepts. The church owns a 1927 Skinner pipe organ that is still played at Sunday services.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2008
The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Trinity Lutheran was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, and New York State counts it as a landmark too. The listing came two years after lightning struck the church's steeple in August 2006.
“It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 and is also a state landmark.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2009
Fifty-three saw players set a Guinness record on the church's altar
At the 7th NYC Musical Saw Festival on July 18, 2009, 53 sawists played together on Trinity Lutheran's altar, setting a Guinness World Record for the biggest group of musical saw players. The church hosted the festival from 2008 to 2015, and later editions fit 60 saw players on the altar. Besides its organ, the church's music includes a choir, a handbell choir, piano, flute and the musical saw.
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Further reading
- Trinity Lutheran Church (Queens)Wikipedia
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