Sunday, December 4, 2011

St. Paul's Chapel, Manhattan

St. Paul's Chapel, Manhattan. Photo 1
St. Paul's Chapel, is an Episcopal chapel located at 209 Broadway, between Fulton and Vesey Streets, in lower Manhattan in New York City. It is the oldest surviving church building in Manhattan. A chapel of the Parish of Trinity Church, St. Paul's was built on land granted by Queen Anne of Great Britain, and Andrew Gautier served as the master craftsman. Upon completion in 1766, it stood in a field some distance from the growing port city to the south. It was built as a "chapel-of-ease" for parishioners who lived far from the Mother Church. read more...

Angel Orensanz Center, Manhattan

Angel Orensanz Center, Manhattan. Photo 1
The Angel Orensanz Center (originally, Anshe Chesed Synagogue; also formerly known as the Norfolk Street Congregation and Anshe Slonim Synagogue) is located at 172 Norfolk Street (between Stanton Street and East Houston Street) on the Lower East Side of New York City, New York. It is housed in a Gothic Revival synagogue, built in 1849 for Congregation Ansche Chesed (People of Kindness). read more...

Our Lady of Solace Church, The Bronx

Our Lady of Solace Church, The Bronx. Photo 1
The Church of Our Lady of Solace is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 731 Morris Park Avenue at the intersection with Holland Avenue, Bronx, New York City in the Van Nest neighborhood. The parish was established 1903. The present church was dedicated in 1929. read more...

Saturday, December 3, 2011

New Middle Collegiate Church, Manhattan

New Middle Collegiate Church, Manhattan. Photo 1
The New Middle Collegiate Church, on Second Avenue in the East Village is located between 6th and 7th Streets. It was built in 1891 and designed by S. B. Reed and was "'thoroughly equipped' as one guide said, 'with reading-rooms, gymnasium, and all appliances for aggressive modern church work'." The church was the successor of the Second Middle Collegiate Church, also known as the Lafayette Place Middle Dutch Church, built 1839 and abandoned by the congregation in 1887. The congregation was founded in 1628, and is the oldest continuous Protestant congregation in North America. read more...

All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Manhattan

All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Manhattan. Photo 1
All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church is a small church located at 11th Street in East Village, Manhattan. It's building was constructed in 1851 for the Welsh Congregational Church. In 1944 the building was sold to the Free Magyar Reformed Church of New York. In 1960 it was converted to an off-Broadway playhouse. In 1971 it resumed use as a church operated by the All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church of NYC. read more...

Holy Rosary Church, Manhattan

Holy Rosary Church, Manhattan. Photo 1
The Church of the Holy Rosary is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 444 East 119th Street, East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. The parish was established in 1884 for the for the Germans and the Irish of the newly developed neighborhood. The present church building was dedicated in 1898. read more...