Church of the Transfiguration
- Year
- 1849
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The Church of the Transfiguration, also known as the Little Church Around the Corner, is an Episcopal parish at 1 East 29th Street. Founded by George Hendric Houghton in 1848, the congregation built and consecrated this early English Neo-Gothic sanctuary in 1849; its architect was never identified.
the building
Garden sanctuary. The sanctuary sits set back from the street behind a garden evoking the English countryside, long used by New Yorkers to relax, pray in the chapel, or attend free weekday concerts.
Haphazard growth. A guildhall, transepts, and tower were added in 1852, a lych-gate designed by Frederick Clarke Withers followed in 1896, and a lady chapel in 1906 and mortuary chapel in 1908 rounded out the complex, earning it the nickname the "Holy Cucumber Vine."
the style
The church was built in the early English Neo-Gothic style, though its architect has never been identified.
More on Gothic Revivalsignificance
The church holds three New York City Individual Landmark designations (LP-00470, LP-00471, LP-02133), dated May 25, 1967, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- Hotel Seville (now The James NoMad Hotel)
- 261 Fifth Avenue
- Colony Club
- Marble Collegiate Church
- The Wilbraham
- Hotel Wolcott