{"nrhp_refnum":"07000483","name":"St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church","other_names":["St.Luke's Lutheran Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"208 W. 46th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.759846983000045,"lon":-73.98879191199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-06-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Late Gothic Revival church complex at 308 West 46th Street in the Hell's Kitchen (Clinton) neighborhood of Manhattan, built in 1922-23 for a German Lutheran congregation. It combines a sanctuary, a seven-story bell tower, and a parish house with parsonage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an intact example of Late Gothic Revival ecclesiastical design by the firm Tilton & Githens (Criterion C, architecture). It is also notable for its collection of stained glass windows from the Royal Bavarian Stained Glass Manufactory in Munich (art). It retains a high level of integrity and continues to serve its congregation and community.","narrative":"Located on West 46th Street in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen, now known as Clinton, this church was built in 1922-23 for a congregation of German immigrants founded in 1850. It was the first building the congregation actually erected, after decades of leasing or buying existing buildings. Tilton & Githens designed it in the Late Gothic Revival style, with a smooth ashlar facade, cast stone ornament, a slate roof, a seven-story bell tower, and a large stained glass window over the entrance. Most of the stained glass came from the Zettler studio, the Royal Bavarian Stained Glass Manufactory in Munich. The parish house originally included bowling alleys, a gymnasium, and a parsonage apartment. As membership declined, parts of the complex were adapted for a theatre, a school, a men's shelter, and an immigration services office, while the sanctuary remains in church use. The building keeps much of its original plan, design, and materials.","period_of_significance":"1922-1923","architect_builder":"Tilton, Edward L.; Githens, Alfred M.; Zettler, F.X. of Royal Bavarian Stained Glass","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Sanctuary and most offices are still used by the church; other spaces have been adapted for an off-Broadway theatre, a Montessori school, a men's shelter, and an immigration services office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.223975-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/07000483.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000483/2a28c5dc75-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000483/2a28c5dc75-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Chris06","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Luke%27s_Lutheran_Church_(Manhattan).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris06</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Luke%27s_Lutheran_Church_(Manhattan).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319935","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Luke%27s_Lutheran_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2918119"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/st-lukes-evangelical-lutheran-church-07000483/"}