Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Manhattan)

Church of St. Mary the Virgin Complex
(2008)
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Location133-145 W. 46th St. & 136-144 W. 47th St.
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°45′30″N 73°59′1″W / 40.75833°N 73.98361°W / 40.75833; -73.98361
Built1894-95
ArchitectNapoleon LeBrun & Sons, Pierre Le Brun, architect-in-charge[2]
Architectural styleFrench Gothic
NRHP reference No.90000606[1]
NYCL No.1562
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1990
Designated NYCLDecember 19, 1989

The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is an Episcopal Anglo-Catholic church in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, which is part of the Episcopal Diocese of New York of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The church complex is located in the heart of Times Square at 133-145 West 46th Street, with other buildings of the complex at 136-144 West 47th Street,[3] between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. It is colloquially known as "Smoky Mary's" because of the amount of incense used in the services.[4]

Completed in 1895, the church has been called "one of the finest Gothic-inspired designs of New York's late 19th century".[3] It was designated a New York City landmark in 1989[2] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1] In 2022, it reported 300 members, average attendance of 112, and $600,375 in plate and pledge income.[5]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
  3. ^ a b Savage, Charles; Pierson, Marjorie (ed.) "Free Church of Saint-Mary-the-Virgin Designation Report" New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (December 19, 1989)
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  5. ^ "Explore Parochial Trends". Episcopal Church. Retrieved September 21, 2023.