The two towers of Emmanuel Baptist Church rise 78 feet, giving this place of worship an imposing look on Lafayette Avenue.
Built in 1887 in the expressive French Gothic Revival, Francis Kimball gave the stone façade a treatment that makes the admirer think they’re actually in Europe.
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While Williamsburg gets a lot of buzz regarding its ambiance and hip culture, it’s easy to forget that the area has many beautiful churches. On its heyday, Williamsburg’s deanery had at least 10 functioning...
Some churches look out of place due to changing demographics or neighborhood dynamics, but others are so otherworldly that transcend those observations. We at the NYCCP have a weakness for Byzantine and Orthodox...
One of the first churches built in the United States with the Romanesque Revival style, the storied church is quite beautiful.
Emilio Guerra