Chapel of the Intercession


New York. 


Notes:Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson, architect. 
Note 2.)Photographed by Kenneth Clark, New Rochelle, N.Y. 


Collection Guide:"The Pageant of America" Photograph Archive 

Digital ID: 1160538 


The Church of the Intercession was established in 1847, four years after 
Old Trinity Church in lower Manhattan bought a 24-acre tract for use as a 
cemetary in what was then the suburb of Carmansville. In 1872, 

Intercession built a Gothic church on the corner of 154th Street and Tenth 
Avenue (Broadway), as designed by Rembrandt Lockwood. Within a few years, 
the arrival of the IRT subway brought about a huge increase in area population, 
but Intercession could not afford to build a larger church. They turned to 
Trinity Church, which agreed to support Intercession by making it their cemetery 
chapel. In 1976, the Chapel of the Intercession became the Church of the Intercession 
once again after receiving its independence from Trinity Church. 
  

Bertram Goodhue, of Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, designed the large English Gothic 
complex which consists of the cathedral-like church and tower, a full cloister, 
vicarage, vestry, and parish house. Built between 1911-14, Intercession has been 
called the quintessential Goodhue church, and was the architect's favorite, 
although he also designed the West Point Cadet Chapel, St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic 
Church, and St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue. Goodhue is buried in the north transept, 
in a monument created by the sculptor Lee Lawrie, his frequent collaborator. 



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