13 Houses of Worship

This article was scraped from Rochester Subway. This is a blog about Rochester history and urbanism has not been published since 2017. The current owners are now publishing link spam which made me want to preserve this history.. The original article was published June 24, 2013 and can be found here.

   In 2013 I gave myself a photo assignment. Pick 13 subjects, and take 13 snapshots of each. Simple. Right? I thought so. I started in February with     13 mailboxes    and followed up with     13 storefronts    . And that's where I left off. Sometimes I just can't keep up with my own crazy ideas. Luckily, my good friend Chris Clemens from     The Burned Over District blog

has stepped in to help me out with 13 houses of worship. The following images (in no particular order) are from all over the Rochester region. They add yet another dimension to this portrait of us...

   First Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science).     East Avenue

. George Eastman built the Eastman Theatre on Gibbs St AFTER this church. He went inside and saw the ceiling and liked it so much, he copied it in the theatre.
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   First Unitarian Church (UUA).     Winton Road

. Designed by famous architect Louis Kahn, people from all over the world come to Rochester just to see this building. The congregation has a long history that predates this building back to when Susan B. Anthony was a member.
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   Gurdwara of Rochester (Sikhism).     Dublin Road

. The only Sikh Temple in Rochester.
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   The Hindu Temple of Rochester (Hinduism).     Pinnacle Road

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   Megiddo Church (Christian Restorationists).     Thurston Road

. The only Megiddo Church in existence, settled in Rochester in 1906 and essentially founded the 19th Ward.
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   Mormon Temple (Mormonism).     Palmyra

. Non-Mormons are not allowed inside temples, so we don't know what the inside looks like or have photos. Hill Cummorah is nearby - the site where Prophet Joseph Smith discovered the ancient gold plates upon which the Mormon religion was founded.
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   Plymouth Spiritualist Church (Spiritualism).     Vic Park A

. Spiritualism was one of the religions born in the Burned Over District when the Fox Sisters revealed that they could communicate with the dead. The church originally existed in the Corn Hill area where the Fox Sisters lived for a while.
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   Protection of Our Mother Of God Russian Orthodox Church (Russian Orthodox).     Stanford Drive

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   St. Lukes and St. Simon Cyrene Episcopal Church, commonly called "Two Saints Church" (Episcopal).     Fitzhugh Street

. This building is the second oldest building in all of Rochester.
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   St. Mary's Church (Roman Catholic).     St. Mary's Place

. Features an 18' Louis Comfort Tiffany rose window. Easily one of the more valuable, and stunning rose windows Tiffany created.
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   Temple B'rith Kodesh (Reformed Judasim).     Elmwood Avenue

. One of the older Reformed Jewish congregations in existence.
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   Wat Pa Lao Buddhadham (Buddhism).     Martin Road

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   Islamic Center of Rochester (Islam).     Westfall Road

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So did we miss any good ones? Let us know in the comments below. Or if you'd like to submit a series of     13    , email      [email protected]    .