COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Saint Marks-in-the-Bowery Church
LP Number:
LP-00229
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
4/19/1966
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Date:
7/1/1968
Address:
East 10th Street at Second Avenue
BIN:
1006818
BBL:
1004660026
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
466
Lot:
26
Architect or Builder:
Not determined
Date of Construction:
1795
Alteration Architect 1:
Not determined
Date of Alteration 1:
1828
Owner or Developer:
St. Marks-in-the-Bowery Church
Style Primary:
Georgian (late)
Style Secondary:
Greek Revival
Style Other:
Italianate
Material Primary:
Fieldstone
Material Secondary:
Cast Iron
Use Original:
Religious, church, Episcopal
Building Type:
Church
Notes:
St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery is the oldest site of worship in Manhattan. It is built on the site of Governor Stuyvesant's farm, and reputedly covers the exact spot of ground occupied by his "Bouwerie Chapel".
File Name:
LP0229_1968-07_008.jpg
Saint Marks-in-the-Bowery Church
