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Metropolitan Baptist Church (New York City)

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In 1918, the church was acquired by the Metropolitan Baptist Church, a congregation founded in 1912 which was one of the first
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elements, holds together as a single design. The building is two and one half stories topped by a tremendous
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towers are prominent on the west facade of the building. The total effect is "handsome" and "monumental".
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congregations in Harlem. They moved to this building from the Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle at 120
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roof shaped as a partial cone. The front facade features groups of stained glass, Gothic-arched
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Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan
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National Register of Historic Places listings in New York County, New York
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From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship
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19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
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Manhattan Avenue–West 120th–123rd Streets Historic District
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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New York Presbyterian Church (Long Island City)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NYC Landmark

Metropolitan Baptist Church (New York City) is located in New York City
Metropolitan Baptist Church (New York City) is located in New York
Metropolitan Baptist Church (New York City) is located in the United States
Manhattan
New York City
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John Rochester Thomas
Romanesque Revival
Gothic Revival
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
Harlem
Manhattan
New York City
West 111th Street
John Rochester Thomas
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West 138th Street
Back-to-Africa movement
New York City Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
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Romanesque Revival
Gothic Revival
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