Mariner's Temple
- Year
- 1845
- Style
- Greek Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
Mariner's Temple, a Baptist church at 3 Henry Street, was inaugurated in 1845 as the building for a congregation established in 1795 as Oliver Street Baptist Church. It is a brownstone building with Ionic columns in the Greek Revival style. Early Swedish Baptist leaders Anders Wiberg and John Alexis Edgren were ordained here in 1852 and 1866.
the style
The Greek Revival design gives the church its brownstone facade and Ionic columns.
More on Greek Revivalsignificance
It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a New York City Landmark.
nearby
- Saint James Roman Catholic Church
- Alfred E. Smith House
- New York Public Library, Chatham Square Branch
- Edward Mooney House
- New York County Courthouse
- United States Courthouse