St. Philip's Episcopal Church | |
Location | 210-216 West 134th Street Manhattan, New York City |
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Coordinates | 40°48′53″N 73°56′43″W / 40.81472°N 73.94528°W |
Built | 1910–1911[2] |
Architect | Tandy & Foster: Vertner W. Tandy George W. Foster, Jr. |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 08000933[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 25, 2008 |
Designated NYCL | July 13, 1993 |
St. Philip's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 204 West 134th Street, between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Its congregation was founded in 1809 by free African Americans worshiping at Trinity Church, Wall Street as the Free African Church of St. Philip. First located in the notorious Five Points neighborhood,[2] it is the oldest black Episcopal parish in New York City.[3] Historically, it was extremely influential both while located in lower Manhattan and as an institution in Harlem, and many of its members have been leaders in the black community.[3] In 2020, it reported 188 members, 111 average attendance, and plate and pledge income of $224,827.