Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-30


Trinity. Sc. rnuio and Grace Church Dofy
che Adsnnoe Of nuaine.s Intereais.
Throo landmarks on Broadway oocu-
lr eitcs SO valuable That their retention
confounds every calculation Of real os-
tate spectators. They are tho only three
churches on Broadway below Forty-sec-
ond street, and each has come to be part
Of the popular distinction Of that thor.
oughfare. They are Trinity, ST Paul's
ana Grace. All three have high claims
20 architectural ominonce, and all three
arc OF one enomination-th Protestant
Episcopal
TIE site Of Trinity church, ON Broad
way at tho head Of Wall street, is up
praised officially at $4,000, 900; that Of
st. Paul's church, at Broadway and
Fulton street. at 81, $50, 900, and that Of
Grace church, Broadway opposite Elov-
cnth street, at $500, 600. The frontage
Of Trinity church, including the church.
yard, is 400 feet, Of st. Paul's church
1917 feet and Of Grace church 100 feet
The gross valuation Of these three
churches is SO, 100, 900, and as the usual
rate Of assessment ON real estate is about
60 per cent the actual market value of
these three Broadway plots is in excess
Of $40, 900, 900. In European cities II is
no strange thing for public thorough
fares TO DO dotted with venerable edi-
fees erected for ecclesiastical, military
on governmental purposes, but in New
York, where there is no material partner
ship between church and state, and
where, perhaps, more utilitarian views
prevail than abroad, the steady enhance
ment Of real estate values has been
such that few religious corporations
have boon strong enough Oh felt them
solves strong enough to Withstand the
temptation to sell On the present site Of
Tiffany's, for instance, Broadway and
Fifteenth street, formerly a church
stood. There was a chapel opposite the
site Of the old New York hotel, But
with the advance OF business interests
the congregations reluctantly moved
away. These three landmarks named
have stood their ground, and it seems
probable that they win continue to do
so.
St. Paul's church is the oldest reli-
gious edifce in this city. 1t was built in
1894, and it was tho church which
George Washington and his associates
attended Immediately following the in
a%uguration ceremonies in 1889. Trinity
church is the third Of that name on the
present site, and was erected in 1916.
Grace church was erected in 1916, one
year before Trinity, and the site, at the
head Of Broadway where it turns an
angle at Tenth street, was carefully che
sen. All three buildings enjoy tho adj
vantage Of being kept in excellent re-
pair, and are improved from time to
time by the liberal contributions of bene-
factors. This is especially true Of Trim
ity and Grace church, which may al
most be said 10 improve year by year.
1t is a popularity of these three land
marks of New York that those who at
tend them come, in nearly every case,
from sections Of the city far up town,
so that they are, if such an expression
may be used, the three churches to be
reached by carriage. Very few persons
who attend either Trinity or st. Paul's
reside in their vicinity, and the number
of such parishioners decreases each year.
Grace church retains its high rank ar
chitecturally, notwithstanding the num-
Der Of new church buildings in New
York, and it has the additional distinc-
ton of being popular for fashionable
weddings. New York Sun.