Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Saint Marks-in-the-Bowery Church
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Landmark Name:
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Saint Marks-in-the-Bowery Church
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LP Number:
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LP-00229
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Link to Designation Report:
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Landmark Type:
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Individual Landmark
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Designation Date:
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4/19/1966
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Address:
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East 10th Street at Second Avenue
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BIN:
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1006818
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BBL:
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1004660026
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Borough:
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Manhattan
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Block:
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466
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Lot:
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26
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Architect or Builder:
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Not determined
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Date of Construction:
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1795
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Alteration Architect 1:
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Not determined
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Date of Alteration 1:
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1828
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Owner or Developer:
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St. Marks-in-the-Bowery Church
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Style Primary:
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Georgian (late)
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Style Secondary:
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Greek Revival
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Style Other:
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Italianate
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Material Primary:
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Fieldstone
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Material Secondary:
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Cast Iron
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Use Original:
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Religious, church, Episcopal
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Building Type:
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Church
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Notes:
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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".
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File Name:
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LP0229_001.jpg
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