Metropolitan Community Church of New York

446 West 36th Street | Hudson Yards | built 1910

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

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1887
The German Gospel Tabernacle rises on West 36th Street
Architect William Niebuhr designs a narrow building at 446 West 36th Street for the German Gospel Tabernacle, in what is now Hell's Kitchen between Ninth and Tenth Avenues.
Source: NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
1894
The former tabernacle is converted into a stable
Architect John D. Haas alters the building at 446 West 36th Street, originally built seven years earlier for the German Gospel Tabernacle, so that it can serve as a stable.
Source: NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
1994
The Metropolitan Community Church of New York moves into the building
After worshiping at the LGBT Community Center from 1983 to 1994, the Metropolitan Community Church of New York relocates to 446 West 36th Street. Transgender activist Sylvia Rivera, an active member of the congregation, volunteers in its food pantry and youth center, which are later renamed the Sylvia Rivera Food Pantry and Sylvia's Place in her honor.
Source: NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
2005
The City Council funds the church's youth shelter
The New York City Council allocates $400,000 to help pay for Sylvia's Place, the Metropolitan Community Church of New York's first-floor program at 446 West 36th Street for homeless youth. The program offers emergency overnight stays and temporary housing before young people move on to permanent homes. It is named for Sylvia Rivera, a member of the congregation.
Source: Wikipedia

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