Emilio Guerra
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...
Mission of the Immaculate Virgin at Mount Loretto, Staten Island
The former Church of St. Joachim and St. Anne was built in 1914 and had a run-in with fame and another one with fire. In 1972, this impressive church was featured in the key scene of The Godfather,during the baptism...
Park East Synagogue, Upper East Side
East 67th Street between Lexington and Third is one of those blocks that are very easy on the eye. There are four very distinct buildings, each with their own style, but the most striking one is Congregation Zichron...
Church Of Christ (Temple Adath Israel)
There is a cottage industry on the former synagogues of the Bronx, almost a hundred. Many of those buildings have disappeared, others sit empty, but a majority of them have been repurposed for the Christian faith...
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, East New York
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...
Mariners Harbor Baptist Church/now Staten Island Seventh-Day Adventist Church
This imposing Romanesque Revival church, in the not so imposing Mariners Harbor has been a staple of the neighborhood since 1858. While some incorrectly claim it’s the oldest building in the area (the Stephen D...
Woodrow United Methodist Church
Built on a gentle hill, this version of a Greek temple, in the commensurate Greek Revival style, is a simple yet imposing structure. Woodrow United was built in 1842, with its four Doric columns standing firm. The air...
First Presbyterian Church of Williamsbridge
On 225th Street, which for Manhattan standards might as well be Mars, stands this eclectic beauty. It was built in 1902 by John Davidson, a local Williamsbridge architect, and combines several styles in its very unique...
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Chelsea
Built in 1831, St. Peter’s hails from indeed another time. Its severe English Gothic Revival cannot be called Victorian, since at the time the aforementioned monarch was just a teenager. While the appearance may...
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Clinton Hill
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...
St. Francis Xavier Church on 16th Street
In 1874, Patrick Keeley designed this beautiful church on 16th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Its Italian Baroque revival is apparent. Keeley, who liked to work in different styles, built this enormous temple...
Trinity Chapel (Bethel Temple Church)
Trinity Chapel is one of the oldest buildings in Far Rockaway, and its imposing strict north-south alignment is quite the treat. The woodframe building, designed by Richard Upjohn in 1858 in Gothic Revival style, is...
