St. Paul's Chapel

St. Paul's Chapel
St. Paul's Chapel in Manhattan
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LocationManhattan, New York City, U.S.
Coordinates40°42′41″N 74°00′33″W / 40.71132°N 74.00920°W / 40.71132; -74.00920
Built1766
ArchitectThomas McBean or Peter Harrison
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.66000551
NYSRHP No.06101.000443
NYCL No.0075
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[2]
Designated NHLOctober 9, 1960[3]
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980[1]
Designated NYCLAugust 16, 1966

St. Paul's Chapel is a chapel building of Trinity Church, an episcopal parish, located at 209 Broadway, between Fulton Street and Vesey Street, in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Built in 1766, it is the oldest surviving church building in Manhattan,[4] and one of the nation's finest examples of Late Georgian church architecture.[5]

In 1960, the chapel was named a National Historic Landmark; it was also made a New York City Landmark and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. When St. Paul's Chapel remained standing after the September 11, 2001, attacks and the collapse of the World Trade Center behind it, the chapel was subsequently nicknamed "The Little Chapel That Stood".

  1. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
  3. ^ "St. Paul's Chapel". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014.
  4. ^ Nevius, Michelle & Nevius, James (2009), Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City, New York: Free Press, p. 108, ISBN 141658997X
  5. ^ "NHL nomination for St. Paul's Chapel". National Park Service. Retrieved January 4, 2018.