{"nrhp_refnum":"72000885","name":"St.-Marks-In-The-Bowery","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E. 10th St. and 2nd Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.73040176400008,"lon":-73.98710611599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-06-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery is a fieldstone church at East 10th Street and 2nd Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. The main body was built around 1795-99, with a later steeple and cast iron porch.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a fine late Georgian church that has grown by harmonious additions in several classical styles. It is described as the oldest site of continuous worship in New York, on land once part of Governor Stuyvesant's bouwerie, and its graveyard holds figures such as Peter Stuyvesant and Commodore Perry.","narrative":"St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery is a one-story fieldstone church at East 10th Street and 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. Its main body went up around 1795-99 on land that was once part of Governor Stuyvesant's farm, reputedly over the site of his Bouwerie Chapel of about 1660. Later generations added to the building in different classical styles. Ithiel Town designed the tower in 1807, a tall pyramidal spire was added about 1828 and attributed to Town and Thompson, and an Italianate cast iron portico with Doric columns followed in 1854. A brick parish hall was attached at the rear in the 19th century. The church is described as the oldest site of continuous worship in New York. Its graveyard holds Peter Stuyvesant, whose family vault lies under the church, along with Governor Sloughter and Commodore Perry. The surrounding yard and trees add to its character, and the church has served the neighborhood with programs throughout the week.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Ithiel Town (tower, 1807); Town and Thompson (spire, attributed)","architectural_style":"Late Georgian with Greek Revival and Italianate additions","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in fair condition, occupied and in religious use; later materials describe an ongoing restoration project and community arts use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.596553-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/72000885.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000885/7ddeb7fae8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000885/7ddeb7fae8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Kenneth C. Zirkel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Mark%27s_Church_in-the-Bowery_in_2025.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenneth C. Zirkel</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Mark%27s_Church_in-the-Bowery_in_2025.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"74001276","name":"St. Mark's Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/st-marks-historic-district-74001276/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319953","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mark%27s_Church_in-the-Bowery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7589922"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/st-marks-in-the-bowery-72000885/"}