Highly recommended
We can find this little gem on 5th Avenue, between the enormous skyscrapers. It's an example of the perseverance and faith of a group of citizens, determined to honor their God in the middle of the huge buildings of the city. Built in red New Jersey sandstone, the church has stood on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street since 1875, older than many of its historic neighbors like St Patrick's Cathedral (1878), the Park Avenue armory (1880), and the Plaza Hotel (1907). The project was designed by a German, Cral Pfeiffer, who introduced innovative ideas like a steam piping system to keep the sanctuary warm on winter mornings. On hot days, huge blocks of ice were used in the basement to control the temperature; as recently as 2003, the church didn't have air conditioning.
