John Street Methodist Church
- Architect
- Philip Embury
- Year
- 1841
- Style
- Georgian
- City
- Manhattan, NY
John Street United Methodist Church, at 44 John Street in the Financial District, was built in 1841 in the Georgian style, with design attributed to William Hurry and/or Philip Embury. Its congregation, founded October 12, 1766 as the Wesleyan Society in America, is the oldest Methodist congregation in North America. This is the third building on the site, made necessary when John Street was widened.
the building
Three churches on one site. The first church here was the Wesley Chapel, a blue stucco barn built in 1768 and attributed to Barbara Heck; the second went up in 1817-18, its extravagance provoking a secession from the congregation; the current, third building replaced it in 1841.
the style
The current building was constructed in the Georgian style in 1841.
More on Georgianthe architect
Design is attributed to William Hurry and/or Philip Embury; no further biographical detail is documented here.
significance
The church was designated a New York City Landmark in 1965 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. In 1984, it sold its air rights to 33 Maiden Lane. Hymnist Fanny Crosby was associated with the congregation.
nearby
- 63 Nassau Street Building
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Liberty Tower
- Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York
- Corbin Building
- World Trade Center twin towers