Built in 1873. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“Church of Sweden in New York is a Church of Sweden church at 5 East 48th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is a parish of the Church of Sweden Abroad.”
Wikipedia article Church of Sweden in New York, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 601 National Register listings published here for New York County · listed in 2014 · category: Building · built in 1873.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,403 fires within 5 miles of New York Bible Society between 1995 and 2020, burning about 406 acres in total. 92 started naturally. 90 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 899 |
| Smoking | 101 |
| Natural | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 90 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 69 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Fireworks | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of New York Bible Society: 8 occurrences, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Garnet, Gemstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102nd St & 4th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 49th St & 1st Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| 64th St & 10th Ave Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| 69th/70th Sts & 2nd Ave Deposit | Iron, Garnet, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Manhattan Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| 2nd St & 4th Ave Siderite Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 55th/56th Sts & 3rd Ave Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 85th/86th Sts, 9th/10th Aves Dep. | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Granton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| John S. Lane and Son's Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1897 |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Houses at 647, 651-53 Fifth Avenue and 4 East 52nd Street | under 500 feet | 1983 |
 | St. Patrick's Cathedral | under 500 feet | 1976 |
 | Look Building | under 500 feet | 2005 |
 | Rockefeller Center | 0.1 miles | 1987 |
 | St. Thomas Church and Parish House | 0.1 miles | 1980 |
 | Villard Houses | 0.1 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13001152 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| New York County | All 601 listed properties in this county. |
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