Category Archives: New York City

This site represents one of the many “holdout” stories that dot New York City’s architectural landscape, albeit with a twist. Here, St. Peter’s Church agreed to sell their existing 1903 building for the development of a new Citicorp headquarters, but as … Continue reading →

The Fur Center Synagogue is a simple two-story box on West 29th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. It was constructed in 1964 and as the name denotes, the congregation was made up of Fur District workers. In 1996, due … Continue reading →

This firehouse is located at 247-253 Lafayette Street in Manhattan. Records claim it dates from 1968 but the cornerstone states 1973. The base is clad in a dark brick with lighter tan and orange brick on the upper floors. The … Continue reading →

This post office dates from 1952 and was designed by the firm of De Rose & Cavalieri, who did work from the teens until the early 60s. Most of their output was one-story factories, offices and garages, almost exclusively in … Continue reading →

Originally built for Congregation Mt Sinai Anshe Emeth, this building is now home to four different congregations. It was constructed in 1958-59 by Murphy & Horowitz, a partnership which may have been short lived as the firm was listed as … Continue reading →

Here is another Edgar Tafel-designed religious structure, this one from 1969. Some of Tafel’s work, especially later buildings present an extreme modesty, almost utilitarianism, perhaps reflecting his work with low-income congregations or his interest in contextualism. The Emmanuel Presbyterian Church … Continue reading →

The DeWitt Reformed Church is sited on the corner of Columbia Street and Rivington Street, where Rivington dead-ends in the Baruch Houses public housing complex. It was built in 1956-57. According to the church’s website, when neighboring tenement structures came … Continue reading →

Following up on our previous post, here is another building that demonstrates Voorhees Walker Foley and Smith’s later stripped-down modern style in brick. The Church of Saint Emeric on 13th Street between Avenues C and D, dates from 1949. Its … Continue reading →