| Church of the Incarnation (Episcopal) and Parish House | |
| Location: | 205–209 Madison Ave. Manhattan, New York |
| Coordinates: | 40.7486°N -73.9822°W |
| Built: | 1864–1865 |
| Architect: | church (1865): Emlen T. Littell[1] rectory (1868): Robert Mook re-building (1882): David Jardine spire (1896): Heins and LaFarge (consulting architects) rectory (1905–1906): Edward P. Casey |
| Architecture: | church: Late Gothic Revival rectory: neo-Jacobean |
| Added: | July 8, 1982 |
| Refnum: | 82003371 |
| Designated Other2 Name: | NYC Landmark |
| Designated Other2 Date: | September 11, 1979 |
| Designated Other2 Abbr: | NYCL |
| Designated Other2 Link: | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission |
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The Church of the Incarnation is a historic Episcopal church at 205–209 Madison Avenue at the northeast corner of 35th Street in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The church was founded in 1850[2] as a chapel of Grace Church located at 28th Street and Madison. In 1852, it became an independent parish, and in 1864–1865 the parish built its own sanctuary at its current location.
In 2020, it reported 505 members, average attendance of 109, and $241,642 in plate and pledge income.
Notable among the parishioners of the church were Admiral David Farragut and Eleanor Roosevelt,[3] who was confirmed in the church. The funeral for Sara Roosevelt, the mother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was held at the church, and a ramp was built so that FDR could attend. Several prominent families had pews and have memorials in the church, including the Delanos, Langdons, Sedgwicks, Seaburys, Brooks, and Rikers families.[4]
The sanctuary was built in 1864–1865, and was designed by Emlen T. Littell. It was "distinguished for both its architecture and refined interior decoration and artwork." The cornerstone was laid on March 8, 1864, by Bishop Horatio 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.
Except for its tower and walls, the building was destroyed by a fire which began on March 24, 1882. It was rebuilt and enlarged by David Jardine, with a spire added in 1896 by Heins and LaFarge following Jardine's designs. In 1905–1906, the church rectory was rebuilt and received a new facade in neo-Jacobean style designed by Edward P. Casey. It is now the H. Percy Silver Parish House.[5]
The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1979, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[6] In 1991, a renovation of the building was supervised by Jan Hird Pokorny.
The church contains art work by noted Victorian artists including Louis Comfort Tiffany, John Lafarge, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris, Daniel Chester French and Henry Hobson Richardson.[7]
A list of stained glass windows by various artists of the Victorian Era.
South Wall
North Wall
West Wall
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