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New York Mid-Century Modern Churches (page 1)

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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rocky Point, NY
The Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was designed by Edward W. Slater and built in 1964. The building features a soaring, expressionistic copper roof. [map]

Temple Sinai
Rochester, NY
The Temple Sinai was designed by Rochester architect James Johnson. It was completed in 1967. The building is meant to resemble a tent. The concrete walls were poured on-site. Plants grown up the walls both outside and inside. [map]

Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church
Albany, NY
Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church was built in 1967. [map]

Temple Beth Emeth
Albany, NY
Temple Beth Emeth was built in 1957. For more, see this website. [map]

Temple Beth Zion
Buffalo, NY
Temple Beth Zion was designed by Max Abramovitz (best known for the United Nations Building and Lincoln Center in NYC) and built between 1964-1967. The limestone, scalloped-shaped building features 10 sides representing the Ten Commandments. The ceiling is 62 feet tall with no internal columns. The altar features 32-foot-tall Commandment Tablets and a stained glass window designed by Ben Shahn. The organ has 4,000 pipes and the interior is lit from above by large, curved windows. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

First Unitarian Church
Schenectady, NY
The First Unitarian Society of Schenectady was designed by Edward Durell Stone and dedicated in 1961. For more, see this website. [map]