Addition on left of image
Auditorium dedicated in 1891
Building Name: Central Presbyterian Church
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Street Address: 50 North Plymouth Avenue
Owner: Hochstein Music School
Present Use (2003): Hochstein School of Music
Building Information
Date Built: 1858. Addition added in 1891
Original Owner: The congregation was organized in 1836 as Bethel Free Church. Its first building was erected on South Washington Street. Around 1842 its name changed to Washington Street Presbyterian Church. In 1858 the congregation moved to Sophia Street (Plymouth Avenue) and changed their name to Central Presbyterian Church. The building was the site of the funerals of Frederick Douglass (1895) and Susan B. Anthony (1906).
Original Use: Church
Subsequent Uses: Acquired by Hochstein Music School in 1978
Architecture
Design and Style: Romanesque Revival
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