St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral (Manhattan)

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral (Николаевский собор РПЦ в Нью-Йорке) is located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City.

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral

History

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral is the home of a congregation which was founded in the early 1890s on Second Avenue. In 1899, the church began a building fund with seed money from Czar Nicholas to build a new church.[1] The Cathedral, designed by Finnish-born architect John Bergesen, was completed in 1902 at 15 East 97th Street in Manhattan. Since 1903, the Cathedral has served as the headquarters for the Russian Orthodox faith in the United States. The building was designated as an official city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1973.[2]

References
  1. Gray, Christopher (November 26, 2000). "Streetscapes/The 1902 Cathedral of St. Nicholas, at 15 East 97th Street; Old Czarist-Soviet Battleground Enters a New Age". New York City, New York: The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. Griffin, David V. (July 17, 2017). "Just Off Fifth: The Cathedral of St. Nicholas at 15 East 97th Street". Landmark Branding. Brooklyn, New York: Landmark Branding LLC. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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