Church of the Heavenly Rest. New York. 5th Avenue. USA. Thrift sale this saturday. Born out of the ashes of the Civil War, the C
Church of the Heavenly Rest. New York. 5th Avenue. USA. Thrift sale this saturday. Born out of the ashes of the Civil War, the Church of the Heavenly Rest has been a vital voice in the New York conversation since 1865, from its original Midtown site to its current landmark building on the Upper East Side facing Central Park. The Rev. Dr. Robert Shaw Howland — rector of New York City’s Church of the Holy Apostles — led the first services at the Rutgers Female Institute on 42st St and 5th Avenue. On May 18, 1868, the church was formally established as the Church of the Heavenly Rest, the name chosen as a memorial to the fallen soldiers of the Civil War. Construction commenced on a church building at 551 Fifth Avenue, in what was then a residential area, just north of 45th Street and close to bustling Grand Central Terminal. Though it was described in King’s Handbook of New York City (1892) as “one of the fashionable shrines of the city,” CHR also won a reputation for benevolence. As early as 1890 the church opened a soup kitchen for the poor, and during the desolate winters of 1915 and 1916 it was known nationwide for providing meals, shelter, and job referrals to the needy.
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