St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Manhattan)

St. Philip's Episcopal Church
(2014)
St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Manhattan) is located in New York City
St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Manhattan)
St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Manhattan) is located in New York
St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Manhattan)
St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Manhattan) is located in the United States
St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Manhattan)
Location210-216 West 134th Street
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°48′53″N 73°56′43″W / 40.81472°N 73.94528°W / 40.81472; -73.94528
Built1910–1911[2]
ArchitectTandy & Foster:
Vertner W. Tandy
George W. Foster, Jr.
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.08000933[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 2008
Designated NYCLJuly 13, 1993

St. Philip's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 204 West 134th Street, between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Its congregation was founded in 1809 by free African Americans worshiping at Trinity Church, Wall Street as the Free African Church of St. Philip. First located in the notorious Five Points neighborhood,[2] it is the oldest black Episcopal parish in New York City.[3] Historically, it was extremely influential both while located in lower Manhattan and as an institution in Harlem, and many of its members have been leaders in the black community.[3] In 2020, it reported 188 members, 111 average attendance, and plate and pledge income of $224,827.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7. p.541
  3. ^ a b Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7., pp. 242-43

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