{"nrhp_refnum":"87002590","name":"Holy Trinity Church (Protestant Episcopal)","other_names":["St. Ann's and Holy Trinity","See Also:Brooklyn Heights Histori"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"157 Montague St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Brooklyn","state":"NY","lat":40.69457674100008,"lon":-73.99266365839904,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-12-23","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1987-12-23","areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Holy Trinity Church (Protestant Episcopal), now part of St. Ann's and the Holy Trinity, at 157 Montague Street on Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. It was built 1844-1847 to designs by Minard Lafever, with a chapel and rectory.","why_significant":"The church is presented as Minard Lafever's most splendid achievement and one of the most important statements of the Gothic Revival in America. Its 59 surviving stained glass windows by William Jay and John Bolton are described as the first church glass designed in America. The nomination also credits Edgar John Bartow, who financed and closely supervised the project.","narrative":"Holy Trinity Church, on the high ground of Brooklyn Heights at Clinton and Montague Streets, was designed by Minard Lafever and built between 1844 and 1847. Edgar John Bartow, a wealthy paper manufacturer, paid for the church, chapel and rectory and closely supervised the design. The brownstone building is among the most important examples of Gothic Revival architecture in America. Its interior has a lierne vault rising 63 feet, a fan-vaulted tower vestibule and a carved black walnut stair. The tower originally carried a spire that brought the height to 306 feet; the spire was later removed because of subway excavation and maintenance costs. The church is best known for its 59 surviving windows, designed by William Jay Bolton and his brother John and regarded as the first church glass designed in America. Lafever considered the building central to his reputation. The church remains in use as a congregation, with restoration of the glass under way.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates 1844-1847)","architect_builder":"Minard Lafever (1798-1854); chief builders Thomas Stratton, mason, and Robert White, carpenter","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival (Decorated Gothic)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in excellent to good condition; the stained glass is undergoing cleaning and restoration. The church was closed between 1957 and 1962.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.992026-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/87002590_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002590/83f5f5c113-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002590/83f5f5c113-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ann_n_Holy_Trinity_CoE_Montague_St_jeh.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim.henderson</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:Ann_n_Holy_Trinity_CoE_Montague_St_jeh.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000524","name":"Brooklyn Heights Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/brooklyn-heights-historic-district-66000524/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315824","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Ann_%26_the_Holy_Trinity_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7586980"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/brooklyn/holy-trinity-church-protestant-episcopal-87002590/"}