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  • Building: Chapel (located in the north end of the Sanctuary building)
  • Address: 200 W. Madison Street (separate entrance on Park Ave.)
  • Interior Architect: Ralph Adams Cram
  • Interior Style: Tudor Revival
  • Date: Original interior 1855-1859; Ralph Cram interior 1940

 

Reid Chapel (named for the Reid family who worshiped at First & Franklin) was originally a multi-purpose space that was re-designated a chapel in 1940 with an interior renovation. The space continues to be used as a chapel, art gallery, and meeting space for organizations in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood.

 

More on Ralph Adams Cram - from "The Curious Affair of Ralph Adams Cram" at The Gotham Center for New York City History.

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