St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church (Manhattan)
St. Bartholomew's Church and Community House | |
New York City Landmark No. 0275
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Byzantine Revival | |
Website | stbarts.org |
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NRHP reference No. | 80002719[1] |
NYSRHP No. | 06101.000091 |
NYCL No. | 0275 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 16, 1980 |
Designated NHL | October 31, 2016 |
Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980[2] |
Designated NYCL | March 16, 1967 |
St. Bartholomew's Church, commonly called St. Bart's, is a historic
In 2020, it reported 2,196 members, average attendance of 386, and $2,791,353 in plate and pledge income.
On October 31, 2016, the St. Bartholomew's Church and Community House complex was designated a National Historic Landmark, for its significance as an important example of early 20th-century ecclesiastical architecture designed by Bertram Goodhue.[4]
Former structures
The congregation's first location was opened for service in January 1835, in a plain church at the corner of
The second location, built from 1872 to 1876
Present structure
The current church was erected in 1916–17. The original freely handled and simplified
The foundation stone of Goodhue's original design, a vast, unified barrel-vaulted
The church is known for a wide range of programs. It draws parishioners from all areas of New York City and surroundings. It is the final resting place for actresses Lillian Gish (1893–1993), Dorothy Gish (1898–1968), and their mother Mary Gish (1876–1948).
Landmark status
Saint Bartholomew's Church and Community House was designated a landmark by the
In 1992, with the parish's support, the St Bartholomew's Preservation Foundation was established. After a two-year fund drive, restoration of the St. Bartholomew's site began. Leaking roof drains were made watertight, the iconic dome was temporarily secured, and the Great Terrace and 50th Street wall were rebuilt. "Inside Park," the site's popular restaurant, also opened in 1992. In 2012, the wholly independent St. Bartholomew's Conservancy replaced the St. Bartholomew's Preservation Foundation.
The National Historic Landmarks Committee of the National Park Service Advisory Board unanimously recommended that the St. Bartholomew's site be designated a National Historic Landmark, citing its importance as an exceptional work of architecture and art. On November 2, 2016, St. Bartholomew's Church and Community House were designated a National Historic Landmark.[13] Restoration of the church's iconic dome was completed in 2017.[14]
Music
One of the church's former choir-directors was the famous
In popular culture
- In the 1981 movie Arthur, Arthur's (Dudley Moore) wedding with Susan Johnson (Jill Eikenberry) was to take place at St. Bart's. The infamous wedding scene in the remake of the same film was also filmed at St. Bart's in July 2010.
- In the 1995 movie It Takes Two, the wedding of Roger Calloway (Steve Guttenberg) in the climax is at St. Bartholomew's.
- In the 2010 film Salt, the Russian President is supposedly killed in the church while delivering a eulogy at the funeral of the late American Vice President.
- In the television series Mad Men, Margaret Sterling, the daughter of Roger Sterling, plans to marry in the church.
- In the television series Everything's Gonna Be Okay , Matilda, Genevieve, and Nicholas visit the church during their visit to New York.
Gallery
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View from the north on Park Avenue
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First stained glass window from the entrance on the north side of the church.
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Stained glass rose window over balcony overlooking the pews.
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Facing west, silhouette of the organ against stained glass panels in balcony.
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The altar.
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Angel praying towards relief of the Last Supper in the baptismal chamber north of the altar.
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Gallery Organ
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North Chancel Organ
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South Chancel Organ
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Celestial Organ
See also
- Anglican Communion
- Anglo-Catholicism
- Churches Uniting in Christ
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City
- Complete List of Presiding Bishops
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets
- Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States
References
Notes
- ^ O'Connor was a primary assistant of French.
- ^ The church makes much use of Guastavino tile for its vaulting.
- ^ In Goodhue's former studio at 2 West 47th Street, Christopher Gray noted the discovery of "a photograph of the office's reception room containing a huge model of St. Bartholomew's with a giant spire that was never built."[11]
Citations
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "St. Barts 100 | St. Bart's". stbarts.org. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ "Secretary Jewell, Director Jarvis Announce 10 New National Historic Landmarks Illustrating America's Diverse History, Culture". Department of the Interior. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ ISBN 0-231-12543-7.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-60354-055-1. (Reprinted by Scholarly Press, 1976; often referred to as WPA Guide to New York City.)
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "St. Bartholomew's History." Archived April 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine From the church Web site. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
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- ^ To the Glory of God this foundation stone was laid on the first day of May in the Year of our Lord MD CCCC XVII and of the Reformation The Four Hundredth by the Right Reverend David Hummel Greer - Bishop of New York - Sometime Rector of this Parish (Foundation stone)
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
- ^ a b "History - St. Bartholomew's Conservancy". www.stbconservancy.org. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ Norfleet, Chris (September 27, 2017). "St. Bart's Dome Restoration". stbarts.org. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ "Looking Back Into the Past" (PDF). The Diapason. 47 (2): 22. January 1, 1956.
Further reading
- St. Bartholomew's Church and Community House (PDF) (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. February 29, 1980.
- Smith, Christine (1988). St. Bartholomew's Church in the City of New York. New York: Oxford University Press. OCLC 17652455.
- Stern, Robert A. M.; Gilmartin, Patrick; Mellins, Thomas (1987). New York 1930: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars. New York: Rizzoli. pp. 158–159. OCLC 13860977.
- Stern, Robert A. M.; Fishman, David; Tilove, Jacob (2006). New York 2000: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Bicentennial and the Millennium. New York: Monacelli Press. pp. 506–512. OL 22741487M.
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