Church of the Intercession (Manhattan)

The Church of the Intercession is an Episcopal congregation located at 550 West 155th Street, at Broadway, on the border of the Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City, on the grounds of Trinity Church Cemetery. The congregation was founded in 1846, and the current sanctuary, built in 1912–1915, was designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in the Gothic Revival style. From 1906–1976, it was a chapel of Trinity Church.

Chapel of the Intercession Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NYC Landmark
Looking southeast in 2013
Location550 West 155th Street
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°49′56″N 73°56′50″W
Built1912–1915
ArchitectBertram Grosvenor Goodhue
Architectural stylechurch: Late English Gothic Revival, and others
vicarage: Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.80002677
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1980
Designated NYCLAugust 16, 1966

The Church of the Intercession and its Tudor Revival vicarage were designated New York City Landmarks in 1966, and the complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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