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Church of the Resurrection

Architect
James Renwick Jr.
Year
1869
Style
Gothic Revival
City
Manhattan, NY
Church of the Resurrection
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The Church of the Resurrection, completed in 1869 to a design by James Renwick Jr., is the oldest church structure on the Upper East Side. It was founded in 1868 as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre by a group of Episcopalians, with the chaplain of a nearby militia armory serving as its first rector.

the building

Unfinished designs. Due to problems and a lack of funds, Renwick's original designs were never fully executed; the Great Rood inside dates only to 1940, decades after the building itself was finished.

the style

Built in the Gothic Revival style, the church reflects its Anglo-Catholic, Anglo-Papalist character, with traditional-language Masses and an extensive music program continuing in its Anglican and Western Catholic liturgical tradition.

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the architect

James Renwick Jr. designed the Church of the Resurrection after having already built Grace Church in Manhattan, and went on to design the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and St. Patrick's Cathedral.

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