Church Center for the United Nations
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==History== |
==History== |
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The plan for the Church Center was first unveiled in November |
The plan for the Church Center was first unveiled in November 1961 by the Methodist Church.{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1961/11/04/101481990.html?pageNumber=21 |title=Methodists Plan $2,000,000 Center |author-first=Edmond J. |author-last=Bartnett |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 4, 1961 |page=21}} |
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Construction began in the summer of 1962.{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1962/08/02/90172256.html?pageNumber=41 |title=Church Peace Center Is Started on the East Side |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 2, 1962 |page=41}} The building is located on the southwest corner of United Nations Plaza – a local bypass of [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|First Avenue]] – and [[44th Street (Manhattan)|44th Street]]. The 12-story building was constructed at a cost of $3 million with the architect being the modernist [[William Lescaze]]. |
Construction began in the summer of 1962.{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1962/08/02/90172256.html?pageNumber=41 |title=Church Peace Center Is Started on the East Side |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 2, 1962 |page=41}} The building is located on the southwest corner of United Nations Plaza – a local bypass of [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|First Avenue]] – and [[44th Street (Manhattan)|44th Street]]. The 12-story building was constructed at a cost of $3 million with the architect being the modernist [[William Lescaze]]. |
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