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Coordinates:40°44′55″N73°58′56″W / 40.74861°N 73.98222°W /40.74861; -73.98222

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Church in Manhattan, New York

Not to be confused withChurch of the Incarnation, Roman Catholic (Manhattan) on St. Nicolas Avenue and 175th Street.

United States historic place

Significant dates

Church of the Incarnation (Episcopal) and Parish House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NYC Landmark

(2011)
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Location	205–209 Madison Ave. Manhattan,New York
Coordinates	40°44′55″N73°58′56″W / 40.74861°N 73.98222°W /40.74861; -73.98222
Built	1864–1865
Architect	church (1865): Emlen T. Littell^[2] rectory (1868): Robert Mook^[3] re-building (1882): David Jardine^[2] spire (1896): Heins & LaFarge (consulting architects)^[2] rectory (1905–1906): Edward P. Casey^[3]^[4]
Architectural style	church: Late Gothic Revival rectory: Neo-Jacobean
NRHP reference No.	82003371^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 8, 1982
Designated NYCL	September 11, 1979

TheChurch of the Incarnation is a historicEpiscopal church at 205–209Madison Avenue at the northeast corner of35th Street in theMurray Hill neighborhood ofManhattan,New York City. The church was founded in 1850^[5] as a chapel ofGrace Church located at28th Street and Madison.^[5] In 1852, it became an independent parish, and in 1864–1865 the parish built its own sanctuary at its current location.^[6]

In 2020, it reported 505 members, average attendance of 109, and $241,642 in plate and pledge income.

Notable parishioners

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Notable among the parishioners of the church were AdmiralDavid Farragut andEleanor Roosevelt,^[7] who was confirmed in the church.^[5] The funeral forSara Roosevelt, the mother ofFranklin Delano Roosevelt, was held at the church, and a ramp was built so that FDR could attend.^[5] Several prominent families had pews and have memorials in the church, including the Delanos, Langdons,Sedgwicks,Seaburys,Brooks, andRikers families.^[8]

Buildings

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The sanctuary was built in 1864–1865, and was designed byEmlen T. Littell. It was "distinguished for both its architecture and refined interior decoration and artwork."^[2] The cornerstone was laid on March 8, 1864, by BishopHoratio Potter of the New York Diocese, the first services were held on December 11, and the church was consecrated on April 20, 1865. The church rectory was constructed in 1868–1869, designed by Robert Mook.^[3]^[4]

Except for its tower and walls, the building was destroyed by a fire which began on March 24, 1882. It was rebuilt and enlarged byDavid Jardine, with a spire added in 1896 byHeins & LaFarge following Jardine's designs.^[2]^[3] In 1905–1906, the church rectory was rebuilt and received a new facade inNeo-Jacobean style designed by Edward P. Casey.^[4] It is now the H. Percy Silver Parish House.^[3]

The building was designated aNew York City landmark in 1979, and was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[9] In 1991, a renovation of the building was supervised by Jan Hird Pokorny.^[5]

Artworks

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The church contains artwork by noted Victorian artists includingLouis Comfort Tiffany,John Lafarge,Augustus Saint-Gaudens,Edward Burne-Jones,William Morris,Daniel Chester French andHenry Hobson Richardson.^[4]

Stained glass windows

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A list ofstained glass windows by various artists of theVictorian Era.

South Wall

"Christ's Resurrection and Ascension" byHenry Holiday Company
"Moses and the Law" by Heaton,Butler & Bayne
"St. Paul on Mars Hill" byClayton & Bell
"Christ Calling Peter and Paul" byJohn LaFarge
"Christian Nurturing" byHenry Holiday Company
"God as a Good Vintner" byJohn LaFarge
"Infant Children" byWilliam Morris ofMorris & Company
"The Pilgrim" byLouis Comfort Tiffany
"Apostles" by Heaton,Butler & Bayne

North Wall

"Faith & Charity" byEdward Burne-Jones,Henry Holiday of London
"Feeding the multitudes" by Cottin & Company
"Love of Christ", designer unknown
"Victory over Death" byTiffany Studios
"23rd Psalm" byTiffany Studios
"Samuel"by Guthrie and Davis

West Wall

"Dignity of Labor" byTiffany Studios
"Great West Window" byCharles Eamer Kempe

References

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Notes

^"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^eReynolds, Donald Martin (1994).The Architecture of New York City: Histories and Views of Important Structures, Sites, and Symbols (rev. ed.). New York:John Wiley & Sons. p. 118.ISBN 0-471-01439-7.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^eWhite, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000).AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press.ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5., p.241
^^a ^b ^c ^dNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission;Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.).Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1., pp.97–98
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^eDunlap, 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., p. 111
^Marjorie Pearson and Anne B. Covell (March 1981).National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Church of the Incarnation and Parish House. National Archives and Records Administration. RetrievedNovember 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
^"About Incarnation".Church of the Incarnation. Archived fromthe original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved9 May 2011.
^J. Douglas Ousley, "A Guide to the Interior of the Church of the Incarnation", (n.d., c. 2010).
^"Landmark Building".Church of the Incarnation. Retrieved9 May 2011.

External links

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Official website
Media related toChurch of the Incarnation, Episcopal (Manhattan) at Wikimedia Commons

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8th Av – 5th Av	One Penn Plaza 2 Herald Sq 5 Times Sq 11 Times Sq 15 Penn Plaza 100 W 37th St 126 Madison Av 130 W 30th St 350 5th Av 404 5th Av 452 5th Av (HSBC Tower) 1065 6th Av 1095 6th Av American Radiator Building The Bryant Bryant Park Studios Bush Tower Candler Building The Continental NYC Empire State Building Engineering Societies' Building Engineers' Club Building The Epic Greenwich Savings Bank Building James A. Farley Building Lord & Taylor Building Macy's Herald Square Manhattan Mall Million Dollar Corner Music Bldg Nelson Tower New York Times Bldg Pennsylvania Plaza Springs Mills Building Times Square Tower
5th Av – 3rd Av (incl.Murray Hill)	One Grand Central Place 2 Park Av 3 Park Av 4 Park Av 10 E 40th St 18 E 41st St 29 E 32nd St (Grolier Club) 101 Park Av 110 E 42nd St 146 East 38th Street 152 East 38th Street 200 Madison Av 275 Madison Av 425 5th Av 461 5th Av Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Allerton 39th Street House Chanin Building Civic Club / Estonian House Colony Club Demarest Building George S. Bowdoin Stable Jonathan W. Allen Stable Joseph Raphael De Lamar House (Polish Consulate) Lefcourt Colonial Building Madison Belmont Building Pershing Square Building Robb House Socony–Mobil Building Tiffany and Company Building Union League Club Williams Club
Former	America's Little House Bryant Hall Building Kaskel and Kaskel Building Latting Observatory Pennsylvania Station Waldorf–Astoria

Culture

Shops, restaurants, nightlife	Ai Fiori Café China The Cutting Room J. Levine Books and Judaica Keens Steakhouse Lan Sheng Okdongsik Sushi Sho Wolfgang's Steakhouse
Museums/cultural centers	Girl Scout Museum and Archives Houdini Museum of New York Morgan Library & Museum Museum of the Dog Scandinavia House
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Venues and theaters	AMC Empire 25 New Amsterdam Theatre Nederlander Theatre Madison Square Garden The Theater at Madison Square Garden
Former	Anco Cinema Belmont Hotel Broadway Theatre Browne's Chop House Cafe Rouge Garrick Theatre Herald Square Theatre Hotel Pierrepont Kajitsu Liberty Theatre Maxine Elliott's Theatre Metropolitan Opera House Morgans Hotel Princess Theatre Reuben's Restaurant Sam H. Harris Theatre Savoy Theatre

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Green spaces	Bryant Park
Education	CUNY Graduate School of Journalism CUNY School of Professional Studies Guttman Community College High School of Art and Design New York Public Library Main Branch Norman Thomas High School Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library Stern College for Women William Esper Studio Wood Tobé–Coburn School
Religion	Armenian Evangelical Church of New York Church of the Incarnation, Episcopal First Zen Institute of America Holy Innocents Church Millinery Center Synagogue Our Saviour Roman Catholic Church Redeemer Presbyterian Church St. Francis of Assisi Church

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Railroad/bus	Grand Central Madison Grand Central Terminal New York Penn Station Port Authority Bus Terminal
Streets and intersections	Third Avenue Fifth Avenue Sixth Avenue Seventh Avenue Eighth Avenue 34th 42nd Broadway Herald Square Lexington Avenue Madison Avenue Park Avenue Park Avenue Tunnel

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Caspar Samler farm Garment District Koreatown Murray Hill Sniffen Court Historic District Tenderloin

See also:Manhattan Community Board 5

National Register of Historic Places inManhattan

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Drinking establishments	Fraunces Tavern Julius Minton's Playhouse Stonewall Inn
Stores, other commercial	170–176 John Street 280 Broadway 287 Broadway 452 Fifth Avenue 55 Wall Street 75 Murray Street American Bank Note Company Building American Stock Exchange Building Apple Bank Building Bank of the Metropolis Barclay–Vesey Building Bowery Savings Bank Building Chelsea Market David S. Brown Store De Vinne Press Building E. V. Haughwout Building Greenwich Savings Bank Building Kitchen, Montross & Wilcox Store Lincoln Building Macy's Herald Square Metropolitan Savings Bank Building Mount Morris Bank Building New York Amsterdam News Building New York Savings Bank Building New York Stock Exchange Building Park and Tilford Building R. C. Williams Warehouse Robbins & Appleton Building Schermerhorn Building Sheffield Farms Stable Tiffany and Company Building United Charities Building Van Tassell and Kearney Horse Auction Mart

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Libraries	115th Street Library General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York Hamilton Grange Library Jefferson Market Library Low Memorial Library Morgan Library & Museum New York Public Library Main Branch New York Society Library Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Yorkville Library

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Other governmental	1st Police Precinct Station House 240 Centre Street Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Blackwell Island Light Block House New York City Hall City Pier A Federal Hall Federal Office Building Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Firehouse, Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9 Gracie Mansion Harlem Fire Watchtower Little Red Lighthouse Manhattan Municipal Building Municipal Asphalt Plant

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Florence Mills House

See also:National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan (Islands,Below 14th St.,14th–59th Sts.,59th–110th Sts.,Above 110th St.) andList of National Historic Landmarks in New York City
Note: National Historic Landmarks are not listed separately.

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