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Notable New York Churches Rise From Humble Origins
The piece profiles Trinity Church, Grace Church, and the Little Church Around the Corner, tracing their histories from modest beginnings to national fame. It highlights Trinity’s endowments and church-founding impact, Grace’s social and educational works, and the Corner’s charity driven by rector George Houghton and the actor community.
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Eugene Parenlis
Trinity
Ninericen
England
Grace
Jonse
Dr. Moughton
Joseph Jefferson
Uoland
Jefferson
G. ©. Floughton
Life Church
Houghton
Lord Houghton
Corporation of Trinity
Queen's Farm
Provoost
Anneke Jans Bogardus
Trinity Corporation
St. John’s Chapel
New York
Old Homestead
Amon
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Hae
Grace Hospital
Grace Church
Wainwright
Choir Boys’ School
Rector and
Broadway
America
Henry Ward Beecher
Plymouth
Beecher
Charles H. Parkhurst
St. John the Divine
G. C. Houghton
George H. Houghton
George
Wall Street
New York State
St. George's
Trinty
Trinity Parish
St. Paul's