CONTEMPORARY NY
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Church of the Ascension (Episcopal)

architect

Henry Dudley.

location

129 Kent St., bet. Manhattan Ave. and Franklin St. N side.

date

1865-1866

style

Gothic  

type

Church

images

 

Image: special thanks to Jolanta Zastocki.
 

notes

Granite ashlar with brownstone trim, a double-pitched silhouette and red Episcopal doors. Its low and friendly scale is reminiscent of an English country church. Note the 3 oval oculi.  

 

 

contact

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  with thanks to "The AIA Guide to New York",