Mariner's Temple

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Mariner's Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 214


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Location	12 Oliver Street, Manhattan, New York
Built	1845
Architect	possibly Isaac Lucas ^[1]
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	80002700
NYCL No.	214
Added to NRHP	April 16, 1980^[2]
Designated NYCL	February 1, 1966

Mariner's Temple is a Baptist church at 3 Henry Street, in the Two Bridges section of Manhattan, New York City. It is a brownstone building with Ionic columns. It is a church member of the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA).^[3]

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History

The church was established in 1795 as Oliver Street Baptist Church.^[4] The building was inaugurated in 1845.^[5]^[6] Early Swedish Baptist leaders Anders Wiberg and John Alexis Edgren were ordained in the church in 1852 and 1866, respectively.^[7]^[8] Reverend Dr. Henrietta Carter became pastor in 1998.^[4]

Beliefs

The church has a Baptist confession of faith and is part of the American Baptist Churches USA.^[9]

References

↑ Dolkart, Andrew S. & Postal, Matthew A. (2004) Guide to New York City Landmarks, 3rd Edition; New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-36900-4; p.41.
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ David Framberger, Joan R. Olshansky, and Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph (August 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Mariner's Temple. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 9, 2025.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Downloading may be slow.)
1 2 Mariners’ Temple Baptist Church, OUR HISTORY, mtbc1795.org, USA, retrieved February 12, 2021
↑ KAYLA STEWART, How Mariners’ Temple Survived Fire and Flux in Chinatown, bedfordandbowery.com, USA, JANUARY 2, 2020
↑ Harris, Bill (2002) One Thousand New York Buildings, 1st Edition; Black Dog and Leventhal. ISBN 1-57912-443-7; p.87.
↑ Lindvall, Magnus (October 1987). "Anders Wiberg, Swedish Revivalist and Baptist Leader" (PDF). The Baptist Quarterly . 32 (4): 172–180. doi:10.1080/0005576X.1987.11751758.
↑ Westin, Gunnar. "Johan Alexander Edgren". Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved April 28, 2022.
↑ Mariners’ Temple Baptist Church, PARTNERS, mtbc1795.org, USA, retrieved February 12, 2021

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Mariner's Temple

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History

Beliefs

See also

References

External links