Fourth Universalist Society of New York, known as Church of the Divine Paternity from 1848 to 1967 – has its last Manhattan church at West 76th Street. The English Gothic design holds religious art by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Louis Comfort Tiffany within its limestone walls. Name: Fourth Universalist Society of New York, Church of Divine […]
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Richmond’s Old City Hall is an architectural and, to a degree, governmental landmark. The winning design was scrapped because the $300,000 cost was deemed too expensive. The city then accepted a more modest proposal from a different architect, only to reverse course again to build Elijah Myers’ Gothic design. The actual cost wound up more
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Hood Temple A.M.E. Zion Church (African Methodist Episcopal) is a 170-year-old landmark in the Jackson Ward Historic District of Downtown Richmond. Name: Hood Temple A.M.E. Zion Church Location: 16 West Clay Street Year Completed: 1850 Architect: Albert West Style: Gothic Revival National Register of Historic Places: Jackson Ward Facebook: Hood Temple AME Zion Church Google
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Trinity Episcopal Church, aka Trinity Church on the Green, is a Gothic Revival landmark completed in 1816. Ithial Town designed the church using New Haven trap rock. Name: Trinity Episcopal Church, Trinity Church on the Green Location: 230 Temple Street Year Completed: 1816 Architect: Ithial Town Style: Gothic Revival Wikipedia: Trinity Church on the Green
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Park Slope Historic District is a huge swath of mostly residential buildings, roughly two blocks deep by 24 blocks long, across the entire northwest border of Prospect Park. The original district, designated in July 1973, was extended in April 2012 and again in April 2016. Combined, these districts cover more than 2,500 buildings. A related
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The Gothic Revival Christ Church is quite a contrast with the monolithic Stilts Building just across Church Street. Name: Christ Church Location: 45 Church Street, 955 Main Street Year Completed: 1827 Architect: Ithiel Town Style: Gothic Revival Wikipedia: Christ Church Cathedral (Hartford, Connecticut) Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October
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A Gothic Revival brownstone erected just after the Civil War. Historians note that the architect mainly designed for the Roman Catholic Church; this was an exception. Name: Asylum Hill Congregational Church Location: 814 Asylum Avenue Year Completed: 1865 Architect: Patrick Keely Style: Gothic Revival Wikipedia: Asylum Avenue District Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant
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This is the second church on the site, replacing an 1872 house of worship. The current Collegiate Gothic-style building was erected in 1931. Name: Asylum Avenue Baptist Church Location: 868 Asylum Avenue Year Completed: 1931 Architect: George Keller Style: Collegiate Gothic Wikipedia: Asylum Avenue District Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. The Gothic Revival landmark was built in 1906 and designed by Archimedes Russell. Name: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, aka St. Mary’s Catholic Church Location: 259 East Onondaga Street Year Completed: 1906 Architect: Archimedes Russell Style: Gothic Revival Wikipedia:
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Cincinnati Music Hall dominates the performing arts scene in the Queen City. The Venetian Gothic landmark now serves Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, May Festival Chorus, and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Name: Cincinnati Music Hall Location: 1241 Elm Street Year Completed: 1878 Architect: Samuel Hannaford & Sons Style: Venetian Gothic Wikipedia: Cincinnati Music Hall
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