Church of the Ascension (Episcopal) | |
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| Location | 36–38 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°44′1.3″N 73°59′44.5″W / 40.733694°N 73.995694°W |
| Built | church: 1840–41 parish house: 1888–89[2]: 55 |
| Architect | church: Richard Upjohn parish house: McKim, Mead & White[2]: 55 |
| Architectural style | church: Gothic Revival parish house: Northern Renaissance[2]: 55 |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002593[1] |
| NYSRHP No. | 06101.001681 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1987[1] |
| Designated NHL | December 23, 1987[3] |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980 |
The Church of the Ascension is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of New York, located at 36–38 Fifth Avenue and West 10th Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan New York City. It was built in 1840–41, the first church to be built on Fifth Avenue[4] and was designed by Richard Upjohn in the Gothic Revival style.[2]: 55 The interior was remodeled by Stanford White in 1885–88.[2]: 55
The church's parish house, at 12 West 11th Street between Fifth Avenue and the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), was originally built in 1844 as a residence, and was altered to its current state in 1888–89 by McKim, Mead and White in a Northern Renaissance-inspired style.[2]: 55
The church became a National Historic Landmark in 1987.[3][5][6]
Both the church and parish house are part of the Greenwich Village Historic District, designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1969.[2][7]: 145–146
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
- ^ a b "Church of the Ascension". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 10, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
nycagowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Pitts, Carolyn (December 20, 1986). "Church of the Ascension (Protestant Episcopal) – National Register of Historic Places Inventory" (pdf). National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Church of the Ascension (Protestant Episcopal, Two accompanying photos, interior, from 1976 – National Register of Historic Places Inventory" (pdf). National Park Service. December 20, 1986. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.