Church of the Immaculate Conception

 church, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Gothic revival (architecture), 1896_construction

The Church of the Immaculate Conception and Clergy House at 406-412 East 14th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City were built in 1894-96 by Grace Church, one of the most prominent Episcopalian churches in the city at the time. Architects Barney & Chapman centered the complex around a grassy central court with the chapel and infirmary facing 14th Street and the other buildings facing 13th. Facilities included class and meeting rooms, a library, gym, cooking school, handball court and swimming tank.

This boldly severe Gothic Eclectic church of stone and Roman brick has great distinction and individuality in its design and architectural composition. The clean cut profile of the free standing tower is handsomely contrasted with the steep-pitched gable roof of the church and each structure clearly expresses its function with great clarity and dignity. A cluster of slender columns accents the verticality of the tower as they extend upward and terminate in pointed arches. The severe gable of the church cuts a sharp silhouette, against the soaring verticality of the bell-tower. Below the tower, at the street level, a low archway with deep reveal creates depth in the entranceway producing a deep shadow, adding mystery and atmosphere to the whole composition.

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