St. Thomas' Church, Broadway.

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• ARTIST: Alexander Jackson Davis

• PUBLISHER: Published by the New York Mirror.

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: 1829.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 x 9" (18 x 22.8 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Drawn by architect Alexander Jackson Davis and engraved by Rawdon Wright, this 1829 view of St. Thomas' Church was published for the New York Mirror. Between 1827 and 1838, the Mirror issued over forty engravings documenting New York City’s changing landscape. This plate depicts the original Gothic Revival church at the corner of Broadway and Houston Street, showcasing the twin towers and pointed arches designed by the firm of Geer and Riley with Davis's influence. Printed by G. & J. Neale, it remains an important record of early 19th-century Manhattan architecture.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Fair to good condition with modern hand color. Tears in margins and one into image (from top paper edge).

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , New York City , Structures