Church of the Holy Apostles
- Architects
- Charles Babcock Minard Lafever
- Year
- 1848
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The Church of the Holy Apostles is an Episcopal parish at 300 Ninth Avenue in Chelsea, its historic sanctuary built from 1845 to 1848 to designs by architect Minard Lafever. The congregation grew out of a Trinity Church Sunday school outreach to immigrant workers on the Hudson River waterfront.
the building
Bolton's stained glass. The church's geometric stained-glass windows were designed by William Jay Bolton, and Lafever enlarged the building by 25 feet with an added chancel in 1853–54.
the style
Designed in the Renaissance Revival style by Lafever, a significant American architect of the period, with Charles Babcock also credited on the project.
More on Renaissance Revivalthe architect
Minard Lafever was a significant American architect whose Renaissance Revival design here dates to 1848; Charles Babcock is also credited with the building.
significance
Designated a New York City Individual Landmark (LP-00231) on 10/19/1966 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the New York State Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- James Farley Post Office
- R. C. Williams Warehouse
- 520 West 28th Street
- Hotel Chelsea
- New York Public Library, Muhlenberg Branch
- 130 West 30th Street Building