Sunnyslope (Bronx, New York)

Sunnyslope
NYC Landmark #LP-1079
Location 812 Faile St., Bronx, New York
Coordinates 40°49′2″N 73°53′13″W / 40.81722°N 73.88694°W / 40.81722; -73.88694Coordinates: 40°49′2″N 73°53′13″W / 40.81722°N 73.88694°W / 40.81722; -73.88694
Area less than one acre
Built 1859
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 83001644[1]
NYCL # LP-1079
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 15, 1983
Designated NYCL July 28, 1981

Sunnyslope, also known as Bright Temple A.M.E. Church, is a historic home located in Hunts Point in the South Bronx in New York City. It was built about 1860 and is a 2 12-story Gothic Revival–style house built in the Picturesque mode. In 1919 it was sold to Temple Beth Elohim and later became home to an African Methodist Episcopal congregation.[2]

It was listed as a New York City Landmark in 1981, and on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Austin O'Brien (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sunnyslope". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-12. See also: "Accompanying five photos".


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