Jackson, L. E. A Church directory for New York City

([New York] :  New York City Mission,  1867.)

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OF NEW YORK CITY.                          85
 

CHURCH REMOYALS.

The following is an enumeration of churches that
have changed their location from the lower wards, and
will give an impressive view of the growth of the city
and the rapidity with which the population is being
crowded out by the demands of trade, and transferred
from one part of the city to another.

1.  South Dutch ch., removed from Exchange-pl. to Murray-st.; and
again from Murray-st. to Fifth-av. and Twenty-first-st.

2.  Middle Dutch ch., Nassau, cor. Liberty ; now the Post-ofiBce.

3.  Reformed Dutch ch., Franklin, near Church, removed to West

Twenty-third-st.

4.  First Presbyterian ch., Wall-st., removed to Fifth-avenue and

Twelfth-st.

5.  Presbyterian ch., Cedar-st., removed to Murray-st. ; and after¬
wards to Eighth-st., near Fourth-av. Now occupied by Ro¬
manists.

6.  Scotch Presbyterian,  under the care of Rev. Dr. John Mason,

Cedar-st., removed to Grand ; and again to Fourteenth-st.

7.  Presbyterian ch., under the care of Rev. Dr. Romeyn, removed
from Cedar to Duane-st. A portion of the congregation remov¬
ed, and built the church University-pl., cor. Tenth-st. After¬
wards the remainder removed, and established the church
cor. Fifth-av. and Nineteenth-st.

8.  Presbyterian ch., Dey-st., cor. Washington.

9.  Presbyterian ch., cor. Chambers-st., opposite the Park, removed

to Prince and Marion ; and again to Twelfth-st., near Sixth-av.

10.  Presbyterian ch., Pearl-st., near Broadway, removed to Broome-
st. ; and lately sold out, and removed to vicinity of Central
Park.

11.  Grace Prot.  Epis. ch., from Broadway, cor. Rector, to Broad¬

way, cor. Tenth-st.

12.  French Prot. Epis. ch., from Pine-st., to Franklin and Church;

and again to West Twenty.-second-st., near Sixth-av.

13.  Christ Prot. Epis., from Ann-st. to Anthony ; and from Anthony
to Eighteenth-st. ; and again to Fifth-av. and Thirty-fifth-st.

14.  The Bowery Presbyterian ch.. Bowery, near Hester-st.
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