Grace Church
- Architect
- James Renwick Jr.
- Year
- 1847
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
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Grace Church, at Broadway and East 10th Street where the avenue bends to meet Manhattan's grid, is a French Gothic Revival masterpiece completed in 1847 as the first major commission of architect James Renwick Jr. It belongs to the Episcopal Diocese of New York and has been called one of the city's greatest treasures.
the building
A bend in Broadway. The church sits at the corner of Broadway and East 10th Street, precisely where Broadway curves to the south-southwest to align with the numbered avenues of Manhattan's grid, giving the building an unusually prominent sightline down the street.
The church houses. The church houses to the east, at 86-98 Fourth Avenue, are now used by Grace Church School.
the style
Grace Church is considered a French Gothic Revival masterpiece, an early and influential example of the style in Renwick's career.
More on Gothic Revivalthe architect
James Renwick Jr. designed Grace Church as his first major commission, launching a career that would establish him as one of the era's leading American architects.
significance
Grace Church is a National Historic Landmark, designated for its architectural significance and place in New York City's history. The full complex is a New York City landmark, with the church and rectory designated in 1966 and the church houses in 1977.
nearby
- United States Post Office Cooper Station
- Astor Place
- Hamilton Fish House
- Colonnade Row
- Metropolitan Savings Bank
- Consolidated Edison Company Building